Hypertext Webster Gateway: "carbide"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Carbide \Car"bide\, n. [Carbon + -ide.] (Chem.)
A binary compound of carbon with some other element or
radical, in which the carbon plays the part of a negative; --
formerly termed {carburet}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
carbide
n : a binary compound of carbon with a more electropositive
element
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