CARBURETTING
CARBURET
carburet
(verb) combine with carbon
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
carburetting
present participle of carburet
Source: Wiktionary
CARBURET
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
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