#carbide a binary compound of carbon with a more electropositive element
supertype: #inorganic_compound__inorganiccompound any compound that does not contain carbon
subtype: #calcium_carbide a gray salt of calcium (CaC) used in making acetylene
subtype: #silicon_carbide__siliconcarbide an extremely hard blue-black crystalline compound (SiC) used as an abrasive and a heat refractory material; crystals of silicon carbide can be used as semiconductors
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