Carburet
[kɑ:bjuret]
Definition
(n.) A carbide. See Carbide
(v. t.) To combine or to impregnate with carbon, as by passing through or over a liquid hydrocarbon; to carbonize or carburize.
Editor: Ned
Definition
an apparatus for charging gases with carbon.
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Examples
- It was discovered in 1836 by Edmond Davy, who produced carburet of potassium, and evolved acetylene gas therefrom by decomposing it with water. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Often he jeopardized his life, and once nearly lost it, by breathing carburetted hydrogen. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- He took up the question, experimented with fire-damp, and found that it was in reality light carburetted hydrogen. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
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