carburet
[ kahr-buh-reyt, -byuh-, -byuh-ret ]
/ ˈkɑr bəˌreɪt, -byə-, -byəˌrɛt /
verb (used with object), car·bu·ret·ed, car·bu·ret·ing or (especially British) car·bu·ret·ted, car·bu·ret·ting.
to combine or mix with carbon or hydrocarbons.
OTHER WORDS FROM carburet
hy·per·car·bu·ret·ed, adjective un·car·bu·ret·ed, adjective un·car·bu·ret·ted, adjectiveWords nearby carburet
carbuncled,
carbuncular,
carbunculosis,
carburate,
carburation,
carburet,
carburetant,
carburetion,
carburetor,
carburettor,
carburize
Example sentences from the Web for carburet
Steel is a carburet of iron, and possesses some remarkable properties, by which it is distinguished from common iron.
Iron combined with a small portion of carbon; its chemical name is Carburet of Iron.
British Dictionary definitions for carburet
carburet
/ (ˈkɑːbjʊˌrɛt, ˌkɑːbjʊˈrɛt, -bə-) /
verb -rets, -retting or -retted or US -rets, -reting or -reted
(tr)
to combine or mix (a gas) with carbon or carbon compounds
Word Origin for carburet
C18: from
carb (
on) +
-uret