carburet
(verb) combine with carbon
Source: WordNet® 3.1
carburet (third-person singular simple present carburets, present participle carburetting or carbureting, simple past and past participle carburetted or carbureted)
(transitive) To react with carbon.
(transitive) To mix (air) with hydrocarbons, especially with petroleum, as in an internal combustion engine.
carburet (plural carburets)
(chemistry, dated) A carbide.
Source: Wiktionary
Car"bu*ret, n. Etym: [From Carbon.] (Chem.)
Definition: A carbide. See Carbide [Archaic]
Car"bu*ret, v. t. [imp & p. p. Carbureted or Carburetted (p. pr. & vb. n. Carbureting or Carburetting.]
Definition: To combine or to impregnate with carbon, as by passing through or over a liquid hydrocarbon; to carbonize or carburize. By carbureting the gas you may use poorer coal. Knight.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 April 2025
(noun) the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
