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Webster 1913 Edition


Carburet

Car′bu-ret

,
Noun.
[From
Carbon
.]
(Chem.)
A carbide. See
Carbide
[Archaic]

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.
A combination of carbon with a metal, earth or alkali. A combination of carbon with a simple inflammable or a metal.