A compound containing boron and carbon, often extremely hard and used in industrial applications like cutting tools.
From boro- (boron) + carbide (carbon compound). Carbide comes from carbon + -ide (suffix for binary compounds).
Boron carbide rivals diamond in hardness—it's so tough that grinding wheels and armor plating rely on it without most people knowing!
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