Pronunciation: ˌ kär-b ə - ' r ā -sh ə n, -by ə -
Function: noun
Etymology: carburet to combine chemically with carbon, from obsolete carburet carbide
Date: 1896
: the process of mixing (as in a carburetor) the vapor of a flammable hydrocarbon (as gasoline) with air to form an explosive mixture especially for use in an internal-combustion engine