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Carburet


Definition:

  • (n.) A carbide. See Carbide
  • (v. t.) To combine or to impregnate with carbon, as by passing through or over a liquid hydrocarbon; to carbonize or carburize.

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Carburetor


Definition:

  • (n.) An apparatus in which coal gas, hydrogen, or air is passed through or over a volatile hydrocarbon, in order to confer or increase illuminating power.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The case of a 17 year old abuser of butane aerosols who developed fulminant hepatic failure after taking a proprietary engine or carburetor cleaner is described.
  • (2) During 13 years of work renovating carburetors he was heavily exposed to trichloromethane.
  • (3) We believe that an active education campaign and the addition of warning labels to car engine compartments would make an impact in decreasing the incidence of carburetor burns.
  • (4) We have identified carburetor burns as a significant cause of preventable morbidity, both from long-term functional and cosmetic standpoints.
  • (5) Burns as a result of priming carburetors with gasoline resulted in 4% of all burn admissions to the Oregon Burn Center from 1980-1982.
  • (6) One patient developed full-thickness skin loss following gasoline immersion, and another developed severe systemic complications following contact with a carburetor cleaning solvent.
  • (7) Seventy-nine persons who had sustained automobile engine carburetor- and radiator-related burns were admitted to Grady Memorial Hospital Burn Unit between June 1, 1984 and September 30, 1990.
  • (8) Professional and public awareness of the risk of serious gasoline burns incurred during carburetor priming should decrease its incidence.
  • (9) A 17-year-old boy was brought to the emergency department after he inhaled fumes from a rag soaked with a carburetor cleaner containing toluene, methylene chloride, and methanol.
  • (10) The epidemiology of carburetor burns and our experience are described.
  • (11) Forty patients with carburetor-priming flame burns had a mean age of 31.5 years, a mean burn size of 13.4% total body surface area, and a mean length of stay of 13.8 days.

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