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from The Century Dictionary.

  • Combined with carbon in the manner of a carburet or carbide: as, carbureted hydrogen.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Chem.) Combined with carbon in the manner of a carburet or carbide.
  • adjective Saturated or impregnated with some volatile carbon compound.
  • adjective any one of several gaseous compounds of carbon and hydrogen, some of with make up illuminating gas.
  • adjective methane (CH4), also called marsh gas, and fire damp.

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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of carburet.

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Examples

  • a volatile or liquid form, still retaining its organic character, and destined to future oxidation, known as carbureted hydrogen, olefiant gas, petroleum, etc. Hence, in the decomposition of vegetable tissue, two classes of resultant compounds are formed, one residual and the other evolved; and the genesis and relation of the carbon minerals may be accurately shown by the following diagram:

    Scientific American Supplement, No. 362, December 9, 1882 Various

  • "'Some have attributed it to gases in the body, such as carbureted hydrogen.

    The Silent Bullet 1908

  • The 500cc Sportsman is available with Electronic Fuel Injection or as an High Output carbureted unit for a reduced price.

    Quad 2009 ATV Buyers Guide 2009

  • For example, lately we've been seeing a tremendous number of people with pre-1990 carbureted vehicles that are hauling pretty good loads.

    The Simple Guide to Maintaining and Upgrading Truck Transmissions 2009

  • The engine in my race car, while certainly jammed full of contemporary improvements, was a carbureted small-block Chevrolet V-8, which was first built in 1955.

    CHASING the WHITE DOG MAX WATMAN 2010

  • The engine in my race car, while certainly jammed full of contemporary improvements, was a carbureted small-block Chevrolet V-8, which was first built in 1955.

    CHASING the WHITE DOG MAX WATMAN 2010

  • The engine in my race car, while certainly jammed full of contemporary improvements, was a carbureted small-block Chevrolet V-8, which was first built in 1955.

    CHASING the WHITE DOG MAX WATMAN 2010

  • Weighing in at just 248 pounds, this is the lightest four-stroke electronic-fuel-injected outboard in its horsepower class and only 20 pounds heavier than its carbureted two-stroke counterpart.

    Browning LED Flashlights,Mercury 60 EFI FourStroke Outboard 2007

  • Power Commanders come in many different shapes, sizes, and even names, but essentially they all do the same job-for a carbureted unit they boost the ignition curve to produce extra power, while in a fuel-injected model they serve to remap the fuel injection and timing to produce more power than a stock unit.

    Power Up Your 4x4 2006

  • I've had vehicles, both fuel injected and carbureted, that have run out of gas and the all started easily once I put fuel in the tank.

    Will Letting the Gas Tank 2008

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