carbureted

Variant of carburet

carburet definition

car·bu·ret (kär′byo̵̅o̅ 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 (-rā′s̸hən) noun

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