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单词 carburet
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carburet

[ kahr-buh-reyt, -byuh-, -byuh-ret ]
/ ˈkɑr bəˌreɪt, -byə-, -byəˌrɛt /

verb (used with object), car·bu·ret·ed, car·bu·ret·ing or (especially British) car·bu·ret·ted, car·bu·ret·ting.

to combine or mix with carbon or hydrocarbons.

Origin of carburet

First recorded in 1865–70; carb- + -uret

OTHER WORDS FROM carburet

hy·per·car·bu·ret·ed, adjectiveun·car·bu·ret·ed, adjectiveun·car·bu·ret·ted, adjective

Words nearby carburet

carbuncled, carbuncular, carbunculosis, carburate, carburation, carburet, carburetant, carburetion, carburetor, carburettor, carburize
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Example sentences from the Web for carburet

  • Steel is a carburet of iron, and possesses some remarkable properties, by which it is distinguished from common iron.

    A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume II (of 2)|Johann Beckman
  • Iron combined with a small portion of carbon; its chemical name is Carburet of Iron.

    A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery|Benziger Brothers

British Dictionary definitions for carburet

carburet
/ (ˈkɑːbjʊˌrɛt, ˌkɑːbjʊˈrɛt, -bə-) /

verb -rets, -retting or -retted or US -rets, -reting or -reted

(tr) to combine or mix (a gas) with carbon or carbon compounds

Word Origin for carburet

C18: from carb (on) + -uret
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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