Carbides, formerly termed earburets, are the compounds of carbon with the various metals. The carbides of iron are the most important, and it is to the addition of carbon, in one way or other, that the valuable properties of cast-iron and steel are due. See ACETYLENE, GAS-LIGHTING (p. 105).
Carbides
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 2: Beaugency to Cataract, p. 753
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