carbide

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carbide - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
     [1913 Webster]

carbide - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  carbide
      n 1: a binary compound of carbon with a more electropositive
           element