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Carborundum

/kɑɹbəˈɹʌndəm/

Crystals of silicon carbide used as an abrasive.

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Crystals of silicon carbide used as an abrasive.

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silicon carbidenoun	(chemistry) A binary compound of silicon and carbon, SiC; it is one of the hardest known materials, and is used as an abrasive, under the trade name Carborundum, and as a refractory material.
carbidenoun	(chemistry) Any binary compound of carbon and a more electropositive element
corundumnoun	(mineralogy) An extremely hard mineral, a form of aluminum oxide with the chemical formula Al₂O₃, that occurs in the form of the gemstones sapphire and ruby; it is used as an abrasive.
tungsten carbidenoun	(inorganic chemistry) a very hard, grey compound, chemical formula WC, used as an abrasive.
black diamondnoun	(skiing) A symbol representing a steep and relatively difficult trail, typically of a 40% gradient or above.
silundumnoun	A hard form of silicon carbide with high electrical resistance.
curundumnoun	Misspelling of corundum. [(mineralogy) An extremely hard mineral, a form of aluminum oxide with the chemical formula Al₂O₃, that occurs in the form of the gemstones sapphire and ruby; it is used as an abrasive.]
boron carbidenoun	(inorganic chemistry) A binary compound of boron and carbon, B₄C, that is a very hard ceramic, and is used in tank armour, bulletproof vests etc.
abrasivenoun	A hard inorganic substance or material consisting in powder or granule form such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing.
borazonnoun	A very hard abrasive made from boron nitride granules.
alundumnoun	alumina, especially an abrasive product made from fused alumina
abradantnoun	A material used for grinding, as emery, sand, powdered glass, etc.; an abrasive.
titanium carbidenoun	(chemistry) A very hard ceramic material with chemical formula TiC, used in tool bits and in the preparation of cermets
carbonadonoun	(mineralogy) A dark, non-transparent, impure form of polycrystalline diamond (also containing graphite and amorphous carbon) used in drilling.
garnetnoun	(mineralogy) A hard transparent mineral that is often used as gemstones and abrasives.
emerynoun	(petrology) An impure type of corundum, often used for sanding or polishing.
carbide planetnoun	A carbon planet.
carstonenoun	(geology) A form of sandstone from the Cretaceous age used as a building stone
glassy carbonnoun	a non-graphitic form of carbon used for electrodes and high-temperature crucibles
carboloynoun	(trademark) A composite material consisting of tungsten carbide particles cemented into a cobalt or nickel binder, notable for its hardness and heat-resistance, used e.g. in cutters and machine tools.