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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Silundum

· Si·lun·dum · IPA
01 n. A form of silicon carbide, produced in the electric furnace, possessing great hardness, and high electrical resistance, and not subject to …
  1. 1.
    A form of silicon carbide, produced in the electric furnace, possessing great hardness, and high electrical resistance, and not subject to oxidation below 2880° F., or 1600° C.[Trade name]