'Potassium carboxide' definitions:

Definition of 'Potassium carboxide'

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  • Carboxide \Car*box"ide\, n. [Carbon + oxide.] (Chem.) A compound of carbon and oxygen, as carbonyl, with some element or radical; as, potassium carboxide. [1913 Webster]
  • Potassium carboxide, a grayish explosive crystalline compound, C6O6K, obtained by passing carbon monoxide over heated potassium. [1913 Webster]