Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A hard brittle iron carbide, Fe3C, found in steel with more than 0.85 percent carbon.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A carbide of iron having the formula Fe3C.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun inorganic chemistry A form of
iron carbide , Fe3C, that is a component ofsteel
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a chemical compound that is a constituent of steel and cast iron; very hard and brittle
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From cement.]
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cement + -ite
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