carbon iron

  • 41carbon — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ pure ▪ Diamonds are crystals of pure carbon. ▪ organic ▪ radioactive ▪ activated CARBON + NOUN …

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  • 42IRON —    A silvery white, soft, malleable, and ductile ferromagnetic element rarely encountered in its pure form. All early iron was produced by chemical reduction of iron ore to a solid, almost pure iron at about 1200 oC, with the aid of charcoal… …

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  • 43iron carbonyl — noun : a compound formed by reaction of metallic iron with carbon monoxide; especially : the flammable unstable poisonous liquid pentacarbonyl Fe(CO)5 used chiefly in making iron powder and pure iron for use as a catalyst …

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  • 44Carbon-monoxide dehydrogenase (ferredoxin) — In enzymology, a carbon monoxide dehydrogenase (ferredoxin) (EC number|1.2.7.4) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction:CO + H2O + oxidized ferredoxin ightleftharpoons CO2 + reduced ferredoxinThe 3 substrates of this enzyme are CO, H2O …

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  • 45carbon steel — noun Any of a range of alloys of iron and carbon whose properties depend on the proportion of carbon …

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  • 46carbon steel — a steel whose properties are determined primarily by the amount of carbon present. Apart from iron and carbon, manganese up to 1.5% may be present as well as residual amounts of alloying elements such as nickel, chromium, molybdenum, etc. It is… …

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  • 47iron 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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  • 48carbon-ferrous — adjective a) Pertaining to a type of asteroid, meteor, or comet, that contains mainly the carbon element and iron. b) A type of metal alloy …

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  • 49iron carbide — noun A compound of iron with carbon (FeC). Syn: ferric carbide, cementite …

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  • 50Pig iron —   Crude, high carbon iron produced by reduction of iron ore in a blast furnace.   U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …

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