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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Carburet

· Car·bu·ret · IPA
01 n. A carbide. See Carbide
  1. 1.
    A carbide. See Carbide(Chem.) [Archaic] See: Carbide
02 v. t. To combine or to impregnate with carbon, as by passing through or over a liquid hydrocarbon; to carbonize or carburize.
imp. & p. p. Carbureted; p. pr. & vb. n. Carbureting
  1. 1.
    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.