a dark-gray, crystalline compound, CaC, used to produce acetylene and calcium cyanamide
calcium carbide
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calcium carbide
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A grayish-black crystalline compound, CaC2, obtained by heating pulverized limestone or quicklime with carbon and used to generate acetylene gas, as a dehydrating agent, and in the manufacture of graphite and hydrogen.
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