Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A compound of carbon with a more electropositive element or radical containing a maximum proportion of carbon.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.), rare A compound containing a relatively large amount of carbon.
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- noun chemistry Any
compound containing a relatively large amount ofcarbon .
Etymologies
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per- + carbide
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