Meaning of CARBURET
| Pronunciation: | | 'kârbu`reyt
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[v] combine with carbon, in chemistry |
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CARBURET is a 8 letter word that starts with C. |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Car"bu*ret\, n. [From {Carbon}.] (Chem.)
A carbide. See {Carbide} [Archaic]
\Car"bu*ret\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Carbureted} or
{Carburetted} (?); 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.
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