carburetor Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion
    carburettor.

WordNet


Car"bu*ret`or noun
Definitions
  1. (Chem.) An apparatus in which coal gas, hydrogen, or air is passed through or over a volatile hydrocarbon, in order to confer or increase illuminating power. Written also carburettor.

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