To combine or mix (a gas, for example) with volatile hydrocarbons, so as to increase available fuel energy.
[From carburet, carbide, from French carbure, from Latin carbō, carbon. See carbon.]
carburetion car·bu·re'tion n.
Dictionary:
car·bu·ret (kär'bə-rāt', -rĕt', -byə-) ![]() |
[From carburet, carbide, from French carbure, from Latin carbō, carbon. See carbon.]
carburetion car·bu·re'tion n.| WordNet: carburet |
The verb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
combine with carbon, in chemistry
| percarburet | |
| carburize | |
| hydrocarburet |
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