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Definition of 'Carburetor'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) carburetor
a device for mixing vaporized fuel with air to produce a combustible or explosive mixture, as for an internal-combustion engine.

Etymology: (1860–65)

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1. (noun) carburetor, carburettor
mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion

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Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Carburetor
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

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