a fine very hard crystalline grey powder produced by heating tungsten and carbon to a very high temperature: used in the manufacture of drill bits, dies, etc. Symbol: WC; melting pt: 2870°C
Examples of 'tungsten carbide' in a sentence
tungsten carbide
Cases are 18ct rose gold or steel with a bezel made from tungsten carbide, an ultra-resistant high-tech composite material, or steel with a gem-set bezel.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Are you going to tell him that he should have had 500 locks on every door, and tungsten carbide bars on the windows?