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18 words match “CARBURET”

CARBURET v. 2 definitions
carbon, as by passing through or over a liquid hydrocarbon; to carbonize or carburize. By carbureting the gas you may use poorer coal. Knight.
CARBURETANT n.
Any volatile liquid used in charging illuminating gases.
CARBURETED a. 2 definitions
Combined with carbon in the manner of a carburet or carbide.
CARBURETOR n.
a volatile hydrocarbon, in order to confer or increase illuminating power. [Written also carburettor.]
CARBURETOR; CARBURETTOR n.
One that carburets; specif., an apparatus in which air or gas is carbureted, as by passing it through a light petroleum oil. The carburetor for a gasoline engine is usually either a surface carburetor, or a float, float-feed, or spray, carburetor. In the former air is charged by being passed over the surface of gasolin…
BICARBURETED; BICARBURETTED a.
Containing two atoms or equivalents of carbon in the molecule. [Obs. or R.]
HYDROCARBURET n.
Carbureted hydrogen; also, a hydrocarbon. [Obs.]
HYPERCARBURETED a.
oportion of carbonic acid; -- said of bicarbonates or acid carbonates. [Written also hypercarburetted.]
PERCARBURET n.
A percarbide. [Obsoles.]
PERCARBURETED a.
Combined with a relatively large amount of carbon.
SUBCARBURETED a.
United with, or containing, carbon in less than the normal proportion. [Written also subcarburetted.] [Obsoles.]
SUPERCARBURETED a.
Bicarbureted. [Written also supercarburetted.] [Obsoles.]
CARBIDE n.
element or radical, in which the carbon plays the part of a negative; -- formerly termed carburet.
DAMP n.
rrents and prevent accumulation of gas. -- Fire damp, a damp consisting chiefly of light carbureted hydrogen; -- so called from its tendence to explode when mixed with atmospheric air and brought into contact with flame.
ETHYLENE n.
(Dutch liquid), -- hence called olefiant gas. Called also ethene, elayl, and formerly, bicarbureted hydrogen. Ethylene series (Chem.), the series if unsaturated hydrocarbons of which ethylene is the type, and represented by the general formula CnH2n.
GASOLINE n.
us coal. It is used in making air gas, and in giving illuminating power to water gas. See Carburetor.
LIGROIN n.
low 170º Fahr., and is more inflammable than safe kerosene. It is used as a solvent, as a carburetant for air gas, and for illumination in special lamps.
NAPHTHA n.
enzine, and has a specific gravity of about 0.7, -- used as a solvent for varnishes, as a carburetant, illuminant, etc.