inorganic compound

Types:

carbide

a binary compound of carbon with a more electropositive element

calcium carbide

a grey salt of calcium (CaC) used in making acetylene

silicon carbide

an extremely hard blue-black crystalline compound (SiC) used as an abrasive and a heat refractory material; crystals of silicon carbide can be used as semiconductors

Type of:

chemical compound, compound

(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight