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| car·bu·ret [ karbə ràyt, krbə rèt ] (past and past participle car·bu·ret·ed, present participle car·bu·ret·ing, 3rd person present singular car·bu·rets) |
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mix gas with hydrocarbons: to mix a gas with hydrocarbons in order to increase fuel energy
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| [Early 19th century. < obsolete carburet "carbide" <carbo- + -uret, chemical suffix < modern Latin -uretum] |
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