carbide
pronunciation
How to pronounce carbide in British English:
UK ['kɑ:baɪd]
How to pronounce carbide in American English:
US ['kɑbaɪd]
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- Noun:
- a binary compound of carbon with a more electropositive element
Word Origin
- carbide (n.)
- compound formed by combination of carbon and another element, 1848, from carb-, comb. form of carbon + chemical suffix -ide. The earlier word was carburet.
Example
- 1. Crime site ...... the wreckage of the union carbide pesticide plant continues to leach deadly chemicals into the water supply .
- 2. By the glow of a small carbide lamp one could distinguish a dozen human figures gathered around three or four tables .
- 3. A court convicted seven former senior employees of union carbide 's indian subsidiary of " death by negligence " for their roles in the 1984 leak of toxic gas that killed an estimated 15000 people in the world 's worst industrial disaster .
- 4. The research triangle in north carolina was a successful exponent of the anchor-firm model , recruiting big companies such as ibm , alcatel and union carbide which then either spawned or attracted lots of smaller operators .
- 5. In 1994 , union carbide ( owned by dow chemical since 2001 ) sold the company 's indian subsidiary , and hence ( or so it claims ) divested itself of all responsibility for the plant , the disaster and its aftermath .