Carboxide \Car*box"ide\, n. [Carbon + oxide.]
(Chem.)
A compound of carbon and oxygen, as carbonyl, with some
element or radical; as, potassium carboxide.
Potassium carboxide, a grayish explosive crystalline
compound, C6O6K, obtained by passing carbon monoxide
over heated potassium.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |