carbide
(noun) a binary compound of carbon with a more electropositive element
Source: WordNet® 3.1
carbide (plural carbides)
(chemistry) Any binary compound of carbon and a more electropositive element
(chemistry) The polyatomic ion C22−, or any of its salts.
(chemistry) The monatomic ion C4−, or any of its salts.
(chemistry) A carbon-containing alloy or doping of a metal or semiconductor, such as steel.
(chemistry) Tungsten carbide.
(cycling) trivial name for calcium carbide (CaC2), used to produce acetylene in bicycle lamps in the early 1900s.
Source: Wiktionary
Car"bide, n. Etym: [Carbon + -ide.] (Chem.)
Definition: A binary compound of carbon with some other element or radical, in which the carbon plays the part of a negative; -- formerly termed carburet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
