car·bu·re·tor [kahr-buh-rey-ter, -byuh-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
a device for mixing vaporized fuel with air to produce a combustible or explosive mixture, as for an internal-combustion engine.
Also, car·bu·ra·tor, car·bu·ret·er; especially British, car·bu·ret·tor, car·bu·ret·ter [kahr-byuh-ret-er] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation.
[Origin: 1860–65; carburet + -or2]
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