CARBURET

carburet

(verb) combine with carbon

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

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.

Noun

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