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silicon carbide

silicon carbide noun: 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.

Noun

silicon carbide (countable and uncountable, plural silicon carbides)

  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.

silicon carbide meaning in Tamil

silicon carbide in Tamil

சிலிக்கன் காபைட்டு, சிலிக்கன்காபைட்டு

Forms of silicon carbide

pluralsilicon carbides

Questions about silicon carbide

What does silicon carbide mean?
Silicon carbide means 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.
What is silicon carbide in Tamil?
Silicon carbide in Tamil is சிலிக்கன் காபைட்டு, சிலிக்கன்காபைட்டு. See Silicon carbide meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is silicon carbide?
Silicon carbide is a noun.
What is the plural of silicon carbide?
The plural of silicon carbide is silicon carbides.

Words near silicon carbide in the dictionary

  1. Silicon Alley
  2. Silicon Beach
  3. silicon bronze
  4. silicon bronzes
  5. silicon burning
  6. silicon carbide
  7. silicon carbides
  8. silicon chip
  9. silicon chips
  10. silicon copper
  11. silicon curtain

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