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pyrocarbon

pyrocarbon noun: a ceramic form of carbon formed at high temperature from the breakdown of a hydrocarbon gas.

Noun

pyrocarbon (uncountable)

  1. A ceramic form of carbon formed at high temperature from the breakdown of a hydrocarbon gas
    • The ligamentous alteration of patients with RA leads to joint instability, which may produce an early failure of the two-piece pyrocarbon implants.2015 July 8, Umile Giuseppe Longo, Stefano Petrillo, Vincenzo Denaro, “Current Concepts in the Management of Rheumatoid Hand”, in International Journal of Rheumatology, volume 2015, →DOI

Origin of pyrocarbon

From pyro- + carbon.

Questions about pyrocarbon

What does pyrocarbon mean?
Pyrocarbon means a ceramic form of carbon formed at high temperature from the breakdown of a hydrocarbon gas.
What part of speech is pyrocarbon?
Pyrocarbon is a noun.

Words near pyrocarbon in the dictionary

  1. pyroboly
  2. pyroborate
  3. pyroborates
  4. pyroboric
  5. pyroboric acid
  6. pyrocarbon
  7. pyrocarbonate
  8. pyrocarbonates
  9. pyrocatalysis
  10. pyrocatalytic
  11. pyrocatechase

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