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Definition of Carburet
1. Verb. Combine with carbon.
Definition of Carburet
1. n. A carbide. See Carbide
2. v. t. To combine or to impregnate with carbon, as by passing through or over a liquid hydrocarbon; to carbonize or carburize.
Definition of Carburet
1. Verb. (transitive) to react with carbon ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) to mix (air) with hydrocarbons, especially with petroleum, as in an internal combustion engine. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Carburet
1. to combine chemically with carbon [v -RETED, -RETING, -RETS or -RETTED, -RETTING, -RETS]
Medical Definition of Carburet
1. 1. Archaic term for carbide. 2. To combine with carbon. 3. To enrich a gas with volatile hydrocarbons, as in a carburetor. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Carburet
Literary usage of Carburet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Annals of Philosophy by Richard Phillips, E W Brayley (1822)
"ARTICLE X. On the Formation of carburet of Nicket, and Method of obtaining ...
The carburet thus formed is brittle and fusible, and if exposed to the flame ..."
2. A Treatise on Metallurgy: Comprising Mining, and General and Particular by Frederick Overman (1865)
"We do not know if a carburet of definite proportions is in existence; ... We are
not acquainted with any carburet. It appears that the refractory character ..."
3. Annals of Philosophy, Or, Magazine of Chemistry, Mineralogy, Mechanics by Thomas Thomson (1816)
"Nor am I aware that the existence of carburet of phosphorus is recognised by
chemists at present. I have had occasion to examine the red substance which ..."
4. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, George Bliss, Samuel Kneeland, John Trowbridge, Charles Robert Cross (1863)
"We may avoid this unwelcome conclusion by the supposition that the carbonic oxide
and carburet of hydrogen are ..."
5. Elements of Chemistry: Including the Recent Discoveries and Doctrines of the by Edward Turner (1835)
"carburet of Potassium.—This compound has not been obtained in a pure state; but
it is thought to form part of the residue in the preparation of potassium ..."
6. A Compendium of the Course of Chemical Instruction in the Medical Department by Robert Hare (1828)
"OF BI-carburet OF NITROGEN, OR CYANOGEN. Means of obtaining Cyanogen. Distil
bi-cyanide of mercury, in a coated glass tube, at a heat as nearly approaching ..."
7. Elements of Chemistry: For the Use of Colleges, Academies, and Schools by Victor Regnault (1853)
"800. Iron combines with carbon when in presence of this substance, at a very high
temperature. It has been shown (§ 795) that a carburet of iron ..."
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