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Carborundum

a. any of various abrasive materials, esp one consisting of silicon carbide
b. (as modifier): a Carborundum wheel
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carborundum

[‚kär·bə′rən·dəm]
(materials)
A manufactured crystalline material (silicon carbide), prepared by fusing coke and sand in an electric furnace; used as an abrasive in the grinding of low-tensile-strength materials, and as a semiconductor with a maximum operating temperature of 1300°C, to rectify and detect radio waves.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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