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 Definitions of silicon carbide  [ˈsɪl ɪ kən, -ˌkɒn]  

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Definition of 'silicon carbide' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) silicon carbide
a very hard, insoluble, crystalline compound, SiC, used as an abrasive and as an electrical resistor in objects exposed to high temperatures.

Etymology:  (1900–05)

Definition of 'silicon carbide' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) silicon carbide
an extremely hard blue-black crystalline compound (SiC) used as an abrasive and a heat refractory material; crystals of silicon carbide can be used as semiconductors

'silicon carbide' - Nearby Entries  

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