Definitions for carbide

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carbide car·bide

Spelling: [kahr-bahyd, -bid]

IPA: /ˈkɑr baɪd, -bɪd/

Carbide is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 256 anagrams from letters in carbide (abcdeir).

Definitions for carbide

noun

1. a compound of carbon with a more electropositive element or group.
2. calcium carbide.
3. a very hard mixture of sintered carbides of various heavy metals, especially tungsten carbide, used for cutting edges and dies.

Origin of carbide

First recorded in 1860-65; carb- + -ide

Examples for carbide

Harry unhooked his carbide from his belt, lit it and looked around.

The carbide lamps were held close to the fuses for a second.

As soon as the carbide touches the water, it gives off acetylene gas.

There, I meant to fill the carbide tank to-day, said Ned, but I forgot all about it.

The carbide falls into the generator, the bottom of which is open.

The carbide lays around this mesh on the inside of the cartridge.

Fig. 10 applies to the introduction of the carbide into the water.

Gasoline, oil and carbide ran low; we used all our spare tires.

There was no carbide for the search light, but they did not think they would need it.

The product is probably a carbide of manganese, just as steel is a carbide of iron.