carbide noun. ['kɑ:bʌɪd] M19.
[from CARBON noun + -IDE.]
1. Chemistry. A binary compound of carbon with an element of lower or comparable electronegativity. M19.
SILICON carbide. sintered carbide: see SINTER verb. TUNGSTEN carbide.

2. spec. Calcium carbide, CaC₂, used to generate acetylene by reaction with water. L19.

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