inorganic compound

Other forms: inorganic compounds

Definitions of inorganic compound

1. noun

   any compound that does not contain carbon
   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