carbureting

Variant of carburet

transitive verb carbureted or carburetted, carbureting or carburetting

  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

Origin: carb(o)- + -uret

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