ALL meanings of carbide
car·bide
C c - noun carbide a binary compound of carbon with a more electropositive element 3
- noun carbide a solid compound of an element, usually a metal, with carbon; esp., calcium carbide 3
- noun carbide carbon compound 1
- noun carbide a compound of carbon with a more electropositive element or group. 1
- noun carbide calcium carbide. 1
- noun carbide a very hard mixture of sintered carbides of various heavy metals, especially tungsten carbide, used for cutting edges and dies. 1
- noun carbide A binary compound of carbon with an element of lower or comparable electronegativity. 1
- noun carbide (chemistry) Any binary compound of carbon and a more electropositive element. 0
- noun carbide (chemistry) The polyatomic ion C22−, or any of its salts. 0
- noun carbide (chemistry) The monatomic ion C4−, or any of its salts. 0
- noun carbide (chemistry) A carbon-containing alloy or doping of a metal or semiconductor, such as steel. 0
- noun carbide (chemistry) Tungsten carbide. 0
- noun carbide (cycling) trivial name for calcium carbide (CaC2), used to produce acetylene in bicycle lamps in the early 1900s. 0