'Carbide' definitions:
Definition of 'carbide'
From: WordNet
noun
A binary compound of carbon with a more electropositive element
Definition of 'Carbide'
From: GCIDE
- Carbide \Car"bide\, n. [Carbon + -ide.] (Chem.) A binary compound of carbon with some other element or radical, in which the carbon plays the part of a negative; -- formerly termed carburet. [1913 Webster]