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protocarbide

protocarbide noun: any of a series of carbides of a particular metal that has the fewest atoms of carbon per molecule.

Noun

protocarbide (plural protocarbides)

  1. Any of a series of carbides of a particular metal that has the fewest atoms of carbon per molecule

Forms of protocarbide

pluralprotocarbides

Origin of protocarbide

From proto- + carbide.

Questions about protocarbide

What does protocarbide mean?
Protocarbide means any of a series of carbides of a particular metal that has the fewest atoms of carbon per molecule.
What part of speech is protocarbide?
Protocarbide is a noun.
What is the plural of protocarbide?
The plural of protocarbide is protocarbides.

Words near protocarbide in the dictionary

  1. protocanonicals
  2. protocapitalism
  3. protocapitalist
  4. protocapitalistic
  5. protocapitalists
  6. protocarbide
  7. protocarbides
  8. protocarnivorous
  9. protocataclasite
  10. protocataclasites
  11. protocatechol

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