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carburetor definition

car·bu·retor (kär′bə rāt′ər, -byo̵̅o̅-)

noun

an apparatus for carbureting air or a gas; esp., a device in which air is mixed with gasoline spray to make an explosive mixture in an internal-combustion engine
Brit. carburettor car′·bu·ret′·tor (kär′byo̵̅o̅ ret′ər)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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