carburet

American  

[kahr-buh-reyt, -byuh-, -byuh-ret] / ˈkɑr bəˌreɪt, -byə-, -byəˌrɛt /

verb (used with object)

carbureted, carbureting, carburetted, carburetting

1. to combine or mix with carbon or hydrocarbons.

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carburet British  

/ -bə-, ˌkɑːbjʊˈrɛt, ˈkɑːbjʊˌrɛt /

verb

1. (tr) to combine or mix (a gas) with carbon or carbon compounds

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Other Word Forms

• hypercarbureted adjective
• uncarbureted adjective
• uncarburetted adjective

Etymology

Origin of carburet

First recorded in 1865–70; carb- + -uret

Example Sentences

But isooctane alone makes a poor fuel because it is not volatile enough, does not readily carburet into explodible vapor.

From Time Magazine Archive

I used to think he was a carburetor,— and then I read a few pages of him—no, he just didn't carburet.

From Time Magazine Archive

Heath's secret was the addition to the charge of from 1 to 3 percent of carburet of manganese5 as a deoxidizer.

From The Beginnings of Cheap Steel by Bishop, Philip W.

In 1839, Josiah Marshall Heath patented the important application of carburet of manganese to steel in the crucible, which application imparted to the resulting product the properties of varying temper and increased forgeability.

From The Romance of Industry and Invention by Cochrane, Robert

They are no doubt coloured by a carburet of hydrogen.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 by Humboldt, Alexander von