Crossword-Solution: CARBIDE
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Carbide | n. | A binary compound of carbon with some other element or radical, in which the carbon plays the part of a negative; -- formerly termed carburet. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| CARBIDE | anagram | BARDICE, CABRIDE |
We have 7 clues for the answer “CARBIDE”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Compound, used in acetylene. | 1 answer |
| Union __, Dow Chemical subdivision | 1 answer |
| Union ___ (Dow Chemical subsidiary) | 1 answer |
| Union ___ (huge chemical company) | 1 answer |
| Hard material | 2 answers |
| A BINARY COMPOUND OF CARBON WITH A MORE ELECTROPOSITIVE ELEMENT | 11 answers |
| ALUMINUM ___ | 22 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
TEEAR
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with CARBIDE (5)
During the Spanish-American War of 1898 Edison suggested to the Navy Department the adoption of a compound of calcium carbide and calcium phosphite, which when placed in a shell and fired from a gun would explode as soon as it struck water and ignite, producing a blaze that would continue several minutes and make the ships of the enemy visible for four or five miles at sea.
This calcium carbide is the basis of acetylene gas, a powerful illuminant, and it is widely used in metallurgy, for welding and other purposes.
The talk turned on other things for a while, and then he asked: “By the way, Peer, have you seen that advertisement of the British Carbide Company’s?” “No, what about?” “They want tenders for the damming and harnessing of the Besna River, with its lake system and falls.
Every year Trolhattan grows more and more disfigured by saw-mills, carbide of calcium works, and other industrial buildings sprouting up like unsightly mushrooms along the river-banks.
Into the cans were put certain chemicals that generated a gas which, when lighted, gave a brilliant glow, almost like calcium carbide.
Quotes with CARBIDE (1)
My first church had seven members in it, and I have to remember, the rent was $225 a month and I worked for Union Carbide and took the check I made from work to pay for the rent to keep the church open.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: AARP, LAT, NYT, WSJ.
Used 5 times in crossword archives (1957–2021).