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carbonitride

carbonitride verb: to harden the surface of a metal using carbon and nitrogen.

Verb

carbonitride (third-person singular simple present carbonitrides, present participle carbonitriding, simple past and past participle carbonitrided)

  1. To harden the surface of a metal using carbon and nitrogen

Noun

carbonitride (plural carbonitrides)

  1. A mixed carbide and nitride

Forms of carbonitride

Verb
third-person singular presentcarbonitrides
present participlecarbonitriding
past participlecarbonitrided
pastcarbonitrided
Noun
pluralcarbonitrides

Origin of carbonitride

From carbo- + nitride.

Questions about carbonitride

What does carbonitride mean?
Carbonitride means to harden the surface of a metal using carbon and nitrogen.
What part of speech is carbonitride?
Carbonitride can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of carbonitride?
The past tense of carbonitride is carbonitrided.

Words near carbonitride in the dictionary

  1. carbonises
  2. carbonising
  3. carbonite
  4. carbonites
  5. carbonitic
  6. carbonitride
  7. carbonitrided
  8. carbonitrides
  9. carbonitriding
  10. carbonitrile
  11. carbonitriles

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