carbide of iron

  • 1Iron — I ron ([imac] [u^]rn), n. [OE. iren, AS. [=i]ren, [=i]sen, [=i]sern; akin to D. ijzer, OS. [=i]sarn, OHG. [=i]sarn, [=i]san, G. eisen, Icel. [=i]sarn, j[=a]rn, Sw. & Dan. jern, and perh. to E. ice; cf. Ir. iarann, W. haiarn, Armor. houarn.] [1913 …

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  • 2carbide — /kahr buyd, bid/, n. 1. a compound of carbon with a more electropositive element or group. 2. See calcium carbide. 3. a very hard mixture of sintered carbides of various heavy metals, esp. tungsten carbide, used for cutting edges and dies. [1860… …

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  • 3Iron — Fe redirects here. For other uses, see Fe (disambiguation). This article is about the chemical element. For other uses, see Iron (disambiguation). manganese …

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  • 4Iron (appliance) — An iron is a small appliance used in ironing to remove wrinkles from fabric.FeaturesModern irons for home use can feature the following: * A method for setting the iron down, usually standing on its end, without the hot soleplate touching… …

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  • 5Carbide — For the software development tool targeting the Symbian OS, see Carbide.c++. Calcium carbide. In chemistry, a carbide is a compound composed of carbon and a less electronegative element. Carbides can be generally classified by chemical bonding… …

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  • 6iron — ironless, adj. ironlike, adj. /uy euhrn/, n. 1. Chem. a ductile, malleable, silver white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery,… …

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  • 7iron processing — Introduction       use of a smelting process to turn the ore into a form from which products can be fashioned. Included in this article also is a discussion of the mining of iron and of its preparation for smelting.       Iron (Fe) is a… …

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  • 8iron carbide — noun A compound of iron with carbon (FeC). Syn: ferric carbide, cementite …

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  • 9iron carbide — geležies karbidas statusas T sritis chemija formulė Fe₃C atitikmenys: angl. iron carbide rus. железа карбид ryšiai: sinonimas – trigeležies karbidas …

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  • 10iron carbide — noun a chemical compound that is a constituent of steel and cast iron; very hard and brittle • Syn: ↑cementite • Hypernyms: ↑compound, ↑chemical compound • Substance Holonyms: ↑pearlite * * * noun …

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