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calcium carbide

calcium carbide noun: a black, solid, of formula CaC₂, manufactured from lime and carbon at high temperatures; reacts with water to form acetylene.

Noun

calcium carbide (uncountable)

  1. A black, solid, of formula CaC₂, manufactured from lime and carbon at high temperatures; reacts with water to form acetylene.

calcium carbide meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Telugu and Indonesian

calcium carbide in Tamil

கால்சியம் கார்பைடு, கல்சியங்காபைட்டு

calcium carbide in Bengali

CaC2
ক্যালসিয়াম কার্বাইড kêlśiẏam karbaiḍ

calcium carbide in Telugu

CaC2
కాల్షియం కార్బైడు kālṣiyaṁ kārbaiḍu

calcium carbide in Indonesian

CaC2
kalsium karbida, karbit
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calcium carbide in Thai
แคลเซียมคาร์ไบด์ khlaesiamkhabai

Questions about calcium carbide

What does calcium carbide mean?
Calcium carbide means a black, solid, of formula CaC₂, manufactured from lime and carbon at high temperatures; reacts with water to form acetylene.
What is calcium carbide in Tamil?
Calcium carbide in Tamil is கால்சியம் கார்பைடு, கல்சியங்காபைட்டு. See Calcium carbide meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is calcium carbide?
Calcium carbide is a noun.

Words near calcium carbide in the dictionary

  1. calcium arsenate
  2. calcium benzoate
  3. calcium bilirubinate
  4. calcium cannon
  5. calcium cannons
  6. calcium carbide
  7. calcium carbonate
  8. calcium channel blocker
  9. calcium channel blockers
  10. calcium chloride
  11. calcium chromate

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