silicon carbide

noun

A binary compound of silicon and carbon, SiC; it is one of the hardest known materials, and is used as an abrasive, under the trade name Carborundum, and as a refractory material.

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nounsilicon carbide (countable and uncountable, plural silicon carbides)

plural silicon carbides

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA binary compound of silicon and carbon, SiC; it is one of the hardest known materials, and is used as an abrasive, under the trade name Carborundum, and as a refractory material.
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