carburantn.

Brit.

/ˈkɑːbjᵿrənt/,

/ˈkɑːbjᵿrn̩t/, U.S.

/ˈkɑrbərənt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: carburet v., -ant suffix¹.

Etymology: < carbur- (in carburet v.) + -ant suffix¹, perhaps after French carburant (1899; 1857 as adjective in sense ‘containing hydrogen carbide’). Compare earlier carburetant n.

Now rare.

A liquid or vaporized hydrocarbon which is either mixed with air for burning as a fuel or added to a fuel–air mixture in order to enrich it, esp. in an internal combustion engine.

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the world > matter > physics > energy or power of doing work > [noun] > production of energy carburation > that which

carburettor1862

carburetant1893

carburant1909

1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. (at cited word) Carburant, a substance, supplied as gas or vapor, serving to add carbon to a gaseous mixture to be burned, with a view to either the production of light or, as in internal-combustion engines, the production of mechanical energy.

1922 Times 6 Oct. 9/5 This disposition of the valves..reduces the consumption of the carburant.

1928 Daily Tel. 4 Sept. 9/3 To find a carburant less inflammable than petrol.

2004 Energy Policy 32 1143/1 Ethanol consumption has been growing overall by its addition to gasoline as a carburant.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	carburant
释义	carburantn. Brit. /ˈkɑːbjᵿrənt/, /ˈkɑːbjᵿrn̩t/, U.S. /ˈkɑrbərənt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: carburet v., -ant suffix¹. Etymology: < carbur- (in carburet v.) + -ant suffix¹, perhaps after French carburant (1899; 1857 as adjective in sense ‘containing hydrogen carbide’). Compare earlier carburetant n. Now rare. A liquid or vaporized hydrocarbon which is either mixed with air for burning as a fuel or added to a fuel–air mixture in order to enrich it, esp. in an internal combustion engine. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > energy or power of doing work > [noun] > production of energy carburation > that which carburettor1862 carburetant1893 carburant1909 1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. (at cited word) Carburant, a substance, supplied as gas or vapor, serving to add carbon to a gaseous mixture to be burned, with a view to either the production of light or, as in internal-combustion engines, the production of mechanical energy. 1922 Times 6 Oct. 9/5 This disposition of the valves..reduces the consumption of the carburant. 1928 Daily Tel. 4 Sept. 9/3 To find a carburant less inflammable than petrol. 2004 Energy Policy 32 1143/1 Ethanol consumption has been growing overall by its addition to gasoline as a carburant. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1909
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