Carburet (Verb)
Meaning
Combine with carbon.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- Hydrogen can be partially carbureted to form a mixture that combines with oxygen to produce energy.
- The iron was carbureted by heating it in a mixture rich in carbon to create steel.
- Metals can be carbureted at high temperatures to alter their molecular structure.
- The process involves carbureting malleable cast iron with additional carbon to strengthen it.
- In some industrial processes, metals are carbureted through the introduction of graphite.