English Explanatory Dictionary

silicon carbide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

silicon carbide silicon carbides

Related words

crystolon
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