1
: a binary compound of carbon with a more electropositive element
especially
: calcium carbide
2
: a very hard material made of carbon and one or more heavy metals
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Set to be released for sale later this year, the Photon comes in two versions of 5,000 units each, one finished in Duratect titanium carbide, and the other in Duratect amber yellow.
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David Szondy
march 28, New Atlas, 28 Mar. 2026
Her small manufacturing facility in Powhatan, Virginia, relies on carbide tools made of tungsten to make precise cuts.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
The device achieves an ultra-low detection limit of 0.14 pM using gold nanoparticles and titanium carbide MXene films, with autonomous sweat induction via iontophoresis, microfluidic sampling, and real-time BLE wireless transmission to mobile devices.
—Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 27 Feb. 2026
The shackle has a Wolfram carbide coating, which is a material that has a near-diamond hardness.
—Ryan Waniata Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 9 Feb. 2026
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David Szondy
march 28, New Atlas, 28 Mar. 2026
Her small manufacturing facility in Powhatan, Virginia, relies on carbide tools made of tungsten to make precise cuts.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
The device achieves an ultra-low detection limit of 0.14 pM using gold nanoparticles and titanium carbide MXene films, with autonomous sweat induction via iontophoresis, microfluidic sampling, and real-time BLE wireless transmission to mobile devices.
—Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 27 Feb. 2026
The shackle has a Wolfram carbide coating, which is a material that has a near-diamond hardness.
—Ryan Waniata Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Carbide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbide. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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carbide
noun
car·bide
ˈkär-ˌbīd 
: a compound of carbon with another element
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