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Illegitimi non
carborundum is a mock-Latin aphorism,
often translated as "Don't let the ****s
grind you down". The
phrase itself has no
meaning in...
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Silicon carbide (SiC), also
known as
carborundum (/ˌkɑːrbəˈrʌndəm/), is a hard
chemical compound containing silicon and carbon. A semiconductor, it occurs...
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Carborundum Universal Ltd (****I) is an
Indian company which manufactures and
develops abrasives, ceramics, refractories,
aluminium oxide grains, machine...
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Carborundum mezzotint is a
printmaking technique in
which the
image is
created by
adding light p****ages to a dark field. It is a
relatively new process...
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Headquartered in Chennai, the
major companies of the
Group include Carborundum Universal,
Cholamandalam Financial Holdings,
Cholamandalam Investment...
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silicon was used with a
heavier point contact,
while silicon carbide (
carborundum)
could tolerate the
heaviest pressure.
Another type used two crystals...
- own time for his work with the Army's
Weather Bureau, he
invented the
carborundum radio detector in 1906. It was the
first practical mineral radio wave...
- non
carborundum",
which is
supposed to mean "one must not be
ground down by the ****s",
although it is
largely faux-Latin, with "
carborundum" (intended...
- process,
which is
still used to make
silicon carbide (
carborundum) and
later a
manufacturer of
carborundum and graphite.
Acheson (1856–1931) was
raised in the...
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carborundum and
other substances, a
curious phenomenon was noted. On
applying a
potential of 10
volts between two
points on a
crystal of
carborundum,...