Carbide

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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