Carborundum
a form of manufactured silicon carbide used industrially as an abrasive and refractory.: Compare moissanite.
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How to use Carborundum in a sentence
This tube may be held in an American hand-drill, but a mixture of Carborundum or emery and water is supplied to the rotating end.
A Handbook of Laboratory Glass-Blowing | Bernard D. BolasA Carborundum stone for rapidly re-covering the shape of a chipped or blunt tool.
Wood-Block Printing | F. Morley FletcherThe most important one is Carborundum, which is a silicide of carbon of the formula CSi.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry | William McPhersonCut down occlusal fillings with burs or Carborundum wheels, and proximal fillings with sharp instruments, emery strips or disks.
Tin Foil and Its Combinations for Filling Teeth | Henry L. AmblerThis can be done by using a half-inch drill which has been ground on a Carborundum stone to a conical point the proper length.
Hunting with the Bow and Arrow | Saxton Pope
British Dictionary definitions for Carborundum
/ (ˌkɑːbəˈrʌndəm) /
trademark
any of various abrasive materials, esp one consisting of silicon carbide
(as modifier): a Carborundum wheel
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