carbides

noun

1. 1

   Any binary compound of carbon and a more electropositive element

2. 2

   The polyatomic ion C22−, or any of its salts.

3. 3

   The monatomic ion C4−, or any of its salts.

4. 4

   A carbon-containing alloy or doping of a metal or semiconductor, such as steel.

5. 5

   Tungsten carbide.

6. 6

   Trivial name for calcium carbide (CaC2), used to produce acetylene in bicycle lamps in the early 1900s.