calcium carbide

noun

A black, solid, of formula CaC₂, manufactured from lime and carbon at high temperatures; reacts with water to form acetylene.

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Meanings

nouncalcium carbide (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA black, solid, of formula CaC₂, manufactured from lime and carbon at high temperatures; reacts with water to form acetylene.

Translations

Bengali ক্যালসিয়াম কার্বাইড
  • ক্যালসিয়াম কার্বাইড (kêlśiẏam karbaiḍ)CaC2
Catalan carbur de calci
  • carbur de calciCaC2
Chinese Mandarin 碳化鈣 /碳化钙
  • 碳化鈣 /碳化钙 (tànhuàgài)CaC2
Czech karbid vápenatý
  • karbid vápenatýCaC2
Finnish kalsiumkarbidi
  • kalsiumkarbidiCaC2
French carbure de calcium
  • carbure de calciumCaC2
German Calciumcarbid
  • CalciumcarbidCaC2
Icelandic kalsíumkarbíð
  • kalsíumkarbíðCaC2
Indonesian kalsium karbida, karbit
  • kalsium karbidaCaC2
  • karbitCaC2
Italian carburo di calcio
  • carburo di calcioCaC2
Japanese 炭化カルシウム
  • 炭化カルシウム (tankakarusiumu)CaC2
Korean 카바이드
  • 카바이드 (kabaideu)CaC2
Polish węglik wapnia
  • węglik wapniaCaC2
Portuguese carbeto de cálcio
  • carbeto de cálcioCaC2
Romanian carbură de calciu
  • carbură de calciuCaC2
Russian карби́д ка́льция
  • карби́д ка́льция (karbíd kálʹcija)CaC2
Spanish carburo de calcio
  • carburo de calcioCaC2
Swedish kalciumkarbid
  • kalciumkarbidCaC2
Thai แคลเซียมคาร์ไบด์
  • แคลเซียมคาร์ไบด์ (khlaesiamkhabai)CaC2
Cite this entry
APA

calcium carbide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calcium%20carbide

MLA

“calcium carbide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calcium%20carbide. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calcium carbide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calcium%20carbide.

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