car‧bu‧ret‧tor British English, carburetor American English /ˌkɑːbjəˈretə, ˌkɑːbjʊˈretə, -bə- $ ˈkɑːrbəreɪtər/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: carburet 'to mix with carbon' (19-21 centuries), from carburet 'compound of carbon with another chemical' (18-19 centuries)]
a part of an engine, especially in a car, that mixes the petrol with air so that it burns and provides power

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