carburant

noun

car·​bu·​rant

ˈkärb(y)ərənt

plural -s

: a substance (as oil gas) used to carburet a gas (as water gas)

Word History

Etymology

probably from French, from carburant containing a hydrocarbon, from carbure carbide (from carb- + -ure binary chemical compound) + -ant

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