carbide

Meanings

1. 1
   noun Any binary compound of carbon and a more electropositive element
2. 2
   noun The polyatomic ion C22−, or any of its salts.
3. 3
   noun The monatomic ion C4−, or any of its salts.
4. 4
   noun A carbon-containing alloy or doping of a metal or semiconductor, such as steel.
5. 5
   noun Tungsten carbide.
6. 6
   noun Trivial name for calcium carbide (CaC2), used to produce acetylene in bicycle lamps in the early 1900s.