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boron carbide definition

boron carbide

a black, crystalline compound of boron and carbon, BC, almost as hard as diamond: used as an abrasive and in control rods for nuclear reactors

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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