carburetion
noun
car·bu·re·tion
ˌkär-bə-ˈrā-shən 
-byə-
: the process of mixing (as in a carburetor) the vapor of a flammable hydrocarbon (such as gasoline) with air to form an explosive mixture especially for use in an internal-combustion engine
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The output depended on tune and carburetion, which ranged from a single gas-guzzling Holley to four exquisite Weber downdrafts.
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2023
Ferrari V-12s with multiple carburetion and four overhead camshafts.
—Car and Driver, 14 Sep. 2022
In the last decade, engine technology evolved from carburetion to fuel injection.
—BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2021
The bike was plagued by finicky carburetion and the magneto shafts were forever failing, sending AJS back to the drawing board.
—Chuck Squatriglia, WIRED, 18 May 2011
Robert Ross, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2023
Ferrari V-12s with multiple carburetion and four overhead camshafts.
—Car and Driver, 14 Sep. 2022
In the last decade, engine technology evolved from carburetion to fuel injection.
—BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2021
The bike was plagued by finicky carburetion and the magneto shafts were forever failing, sending AJS back to the drawing board.
—Chuck Squatriglia, WIRED, 18 May 2011
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Word History
Etymology
carburet to combine chemically with carbon, from obsolete carburet carbide
First Known Use
1906, in the meaning defined above
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“Carburetion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carburetion. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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