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carburet Definition

car·bu·ret (kärbyo̵̅o̅ rāt′, -ret′; -bə-)

transitive verb carbureted -·ret′ed or carburetted -·ret′·ted, carbureting -·ret′·ing or carburetting -·ret′·ting

  1. to combine chemically with carbon
  2. to mix or charge (a gas or air) with volatile compounds of carbon in order to increase the potential heat energy

Etymology: carb(o)- + -uret

Related Forms:

  • carburetion car′·bu·re′tion (-rās̸hən) noun