Carbon value
noun
(chem) an empirical measurement of the tendency of a lubricant to form carbon when in use
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- Carbonaceous
of, like, or containing carbon. Historical Examples These are what we have mainly to look out for, the carbonaceous foods usually being over abundant. Hints on Dairying T. D. Curtis From the above experiments it is inferred that a supply of carbonaceous matter does not increase the crop of barley. Cooley’s Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts […]
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a massive, black variety of diamond, found chiefly near São Salvador, Brazil, and formerly used for drilling and other cutting purposes. a piece of meat, fish, etc., scored and broiled. to score and broil. Archaic. to slash; hack. Historical Examples No man in England durst say so much—I would flay him, carbonado him! The Adventures […]