pyrocarbon

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noun

A ceramic form of carbon formed at high temperature from the breakdown of a hydrocarbon gas

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Meanings

nounpyrocarbon (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA ceramic form of carbon formed at high temperature from the breakdown of a hydrocarbon gas

    The ligamentous alteration of patients with RA leads to joint instability, which may produce an early failure of the two-piece pyrocarbon implants.

    2015 July 8, Umile Giuseppe Longo, Stefano Petrillo, Vincenzo Denaro, “Current Concepts in the Management of Rheumatoid Hand”, in International Journal of Rheumatology, volume 2015, →DOI

Origin

From pyro- + carbon.

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pyrocarbon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrocarbon

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“pyrocarbon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrocarbon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pyrocarbon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrocarbon.

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