carburet
[ kahr-buh-reyt, -byuh-, -byuh-ret ]
verb (used with object),car·bu·ret·ed, car·bu·ret·ing or (especially British) car·bu·ret·ted, car·bu·ret·ting.
to combine or mix with carbon or hydrocarbons.
Origin of carburet
1Other words from carburet
- hy·per·car·bu·ret·ed, adjective
- un·car·bu·ret·ed, adjective
- un·car·bu·ret·ted, adjective
Words Nearby carburet
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How to use carburet in a sentence
Iron combined with a small portion of carbon; its chemical name is carburet of Iron.
Steel is a carburet of iron, and possesses some remarkable properties, by which it is distinguished from common iron.
A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume II (of 2) | Johann Beckman
British Dictionary definitions for carburet
carburet
/ (ˈkɑːbjʊˌrɛt, ˌkɑːbjʊˈrɛt, -bə-) /
verb-rets, -retting or -retted or US -rets, -reting or -reted
(tr) to combine or mix (a gas) with carbon or carbon compounds
Origin of carburet
1C18: from carb (on) + -uret
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