carburet
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car·bu·ret
(kär'bə-rāt', -rĕt', -byə-) 
tr.v., -ret·ed, or -ret·ted, -ret·ing, or -ret·ting, -rets, or -rets.
To combine or mix (a gas, for example) with volatile hydrocarbons, so as to increase available fuel energy.
tr.v., -ret·ed, or -ret·ted, -ret·ing, or -ret·ting, -rets, or -rets.
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.]
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