carborundum

Noun

Meaning

an abrasive composed of silicon carbide crystals

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

garnet emery alumina silica abrasive corundum sandpaper grit pumice diamond dust aluminum oxide glass beads buffing compound ceramic beads coconut shells
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Hypernyms

abrasive abradant abrasive material

Phrases with the word

noli illegitimi carborundum carborundum stone

Examples

An "echoppe" point can be made from an ordinary tempered steel etching needle, by grinding the point back on a carborundum stone, at a 45–60 degree angle. Source: Internet

While studying the effects of high temperature on carborundum, he had found that silicon vaporizes at about 4,150 °C (7,500 °F), leaving the carbon behind in graphitic carbon. Source: Internet

These detectors were somewhat troublesome, however, requiring the operator to move a small tungsten filament (the whisker) around the surface of a galena (lead sulfide) or carborundum (silicon carbide) crystal until it suddenly started working. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

carboreduction carborexia carborexic carborundum stone carboryne carbosilane