percarbide Chem.
(pəˈkɑːbaɪd)
[f. per- 5 + carbide.]
A compound containing the maximum proportion of carbon with another element. Also perˈcarburet.
So perˈcarburetted a., containing or charged with a maximum of carbon, as percarburetted iron.
| 1826 Henry Elem. Chem. I. viii. 424 This gas..termed by them Olefiant gas..has since been called bi-carbureted or percarbureted hydrogen. 1857 Mayne Expos. Lex. 904/2 A percarburet. Ibid. Percarburetus..percarbureted. |