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/kˈɑrbjərˌɛtɪd/ Listen

adjective

Carbureted adj.

(Chem.) Combined with carbon in the manner of a carburet or carbide.

Saturated or impregnated with some volatile carbon compound; as, water gas is carbureted to increase its illuminating power. (Written also carburetted)

Carbureted hydrogen gas, any one of several gaseous compounds of carbon and hydrogen, some of with make up illuminating gas.

Light carbureted hydrogen, methane (CH4), also called marsh gas, and fire damp.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Carbureted" Quotes from Famous Books

... gaseous envelope of our planet, the atmosphere. Chemical composition of the atmosphere, its transparency, its polarization, pressure, temperature, humidity, and electric tension. Relation of oxygen to nitrogen; amount of carbonic acid; carbureted hydrogen; ammoniacal vapors. Miamata. Regular (horary) changes in the pressure of the atmosphere. Mean barometrical height at the level of the sea in different zones of the earth. Isobarometrical curves. Barometrical windroses. Law of rotation of the winds, and its importance ...

— COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 • Alexander von Humboldt

... agencies than carbonic acid gas which in civic life render the atmosphere impure. Of this nature is carbureted hydrogen gas, which is produced in various ways. This, says Dr. Comstock, is immediately destructive to animal life, and will not support combustion. It exists in stagnant water, especially in warm weather, and is ...

— Popular Education - For the use of Parents and Teachers, and for Young Persons of Both Sexes • Ira Mayhew