Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carbide

/ˈkɑɹ.baɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.98 in modern English

Syllables: car-bide
IPA: /ˈkɑɹ.baɪd/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any binary compound of carbon and a more electropositive element

noun

The polyatomic ion C2−2, or any of its salts.

noun

The monatomic ion C⁴⁻, or any of its salts.

noun

A carbon-containing alloy or doping of a metal or semiconductor, such as steel.

noun

Tungsten carbide.

noun

trivial name for calcium carbide (CaC₂), used to produce acetylene in bicycle lamps in the early 1900s.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkɑɹ.baɪd/
British English: /ˈkɑː.baɪd/

Inflected Forms

carbides (plural)

Derived Forms

borocarbide decacarbide dicarbide heptacarbide hexacarbide monocarbide niobocarbide nonacarbide octacarbide pentacarbide percarbide protocarbide

Phrases

barium carbide beryllium carbide boron carbide caesium carbonate calcium carbide carbide lamp carbide planet cerium carbide

Frequently Paired Words

cementite

Questions

How do you pronounce carbide?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑɹ.baɪd/.
What does carbide mean?: Any binary compound of carbon and a more electropositive element

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