carburetting

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carburetting - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Carburet \Car"bu*ret\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Carbureted or
     Carburetted (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Carbureting or
     Carburetting.]
     To combine or to impregnate with carbon, as by passing
     through or over a liquid hydrocarbon; to carbonize or
     carburize.
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           By carbureting the gas you may use poorer coal.
                                                    --Knight.
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