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Webster 1913 Edition
Carburet
Car′bu-ret
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Carbureted
or Carburetted
([GREEK]); p. pr. & vb. n.
Carbureting
or Carburetting
.] To combine or to impregnate with carbon, as by passing through or over a liquid hydrocarbon; to carbonize or carburize.
By
carbureting
the gas you may use poorer coal. Knight.
Webster 1828 Edition
Carburet
CARBURET
,Noun.
Definition 2024
carburet
carburet
English
Alternative forms
Verb
carburet (third-person singular simple present carburets, present participle carbureting or carburetting, simple past and past participle carbureted or carburetted)
- (transitive) to react with carbon
- (transitive) to mix (air) with hydrocarbons, especially with petroleum, as in an internal combustion engine.
- It can be a real challenge to get things to carburate right after something as simple as an exhaust pipe change.
- A Dictionary of Automobile Terms by Albert L. Clough, 1913:
- One jet is constantly open and exposed to the suction of the incoming air and suffices to furnish the gasoline required properly to carburate the air entering at small and moderate gas demands.
Derived terms
Derived terms
Noun
carburet (plural carburets)