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cabalistic adjective Alt. of Cabalistical
cabineting present participle & vb. noun of Cabinet
cacochymia noun Alt. of Cacochymy
cacochymic adjective Alt. of Cacochymical
cacography noun Incorrect or bad writing or spelling.
cacomixtle noun Alt. of Cacomixl
cacophonic adjective Alt. of Cacophonious
cacotechny noun A corruption or corrupt state of art.
cacoxenite noun A hydrous phosphate of iron occurring in yellow radiated tufts. The phosphorus seriously injures it as an iron ore.
cactaceous adjective Belonging to, or like, the family of plants of which the prickly pear is a common example.
cacuminate verb i. To make sharp or pointed.
cadaverous adjective Having the appearance or color of a dead human body; pale; ghastly; as, a cadaverous look., Of or pertaining to, or having the qualities of, a dead body.
cadilesker noun A chief judge in the Turkish empire, so named originally because his jurisdiction extended to the cases of soldiers, who are now tried only by their own officers.
caen stone A cream-colored limestone for building, found near Caen, France.
caespitose adjective Same as Cespitose.
cajolement noun The act of cajoling; the state of being cajoled; cajolery.
cajoleries plural of Cajolery
cajuputene noun A colorless or greenish oil extracted from cajuput.
calabarine noun An alkaloid resembling physostigmine and occurring with it in the calabar bean.
calamitous adjective Suffering calamity; wretched; miserable., Producing, or attended with distress and misery; making wretched; wretched; unhappy.
calamities plural of Calamity
calaverite noun A bronze-yellow massive mineral with metallic luster; a telluride of gold; — first found in Calaveras County California.
calcarated adjective Having a spur, as the flower of the toadflax and larkspur; spurred., Armed with a spur.
calcareous adjective Partaking of the nature of calcite or calcium carbonate; consisting of, or containing, calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime.
calcavella noun A sweet wine from Portugal; — so called from the district of Carcavelhos.
calcedonic adjective Alt. of Calcedonian
calceiform adjective Shaped like a slipper, as one petal of the lady’s-slipper; calceolate.
calceolate adjective Slipper-ahaped. See Calceiform.
calcifying present participle & vb. noun of Calcify
calcimined imp. &past participle of Calcimine
calciminer noun One who calcimines.
calcinable adjective That may be calcined; as, a calcinable fossil.
calcitrant adjective Kicking. Hence: Stubborn; refractory.
calcitrate verb i. & i. To kick.
calculable adjective That may be calculated or ascertained by calculation.
calculater imp. & past participle of Calculate
calculated past participle & adjective Worked out by calculation; as calculated tables for computing interest; ascertained or conjectured as a result of calculation; as, the calculated place of a planet; the calculated velocity of a cannon ball., Adapted by calculation, contrivance. or forethought to accomplish a purpose; as, to use arts calculated to deceive the people., Likely to produce a certain effect, whether intended or not; fitted; adapted; suited.
calculator noun One who computes or reckons: one who estimates or considers the force and effect of causes, with a view to form a correct estimate of the effects.
caledonian adjective Of or pertaining to Caledonia or Scotland; Scottish; Scotch., A native or inhabitant of Caledonia or Scotland.
caledonite noun A hydrous sulphate of copper and lead, found in some parts of Caledonia or Scotland.
calefactor noun A heater; one who, or that which, makes hot, as a stove, etc.
calendared imp. & past participle of Calendar
calendered imp. & past participle of Calender
calendulin noun A gummy or mucilaginous tasteless substance obtained from the marigold or calendula, and analogous to bassorin.
calescence noun Growing warmth; increasing heat.
calicoback noun The calico bass., An hemipterous insect (Murgantia histrionica) which injures the cabbage and other garden plants; — called also calico bug and harlequin cabbage bug.
caliculate adjective Relating to, or resembling, a cup; also improperly used for calycular, calyculate.
caligation noun Dimness; cloudiness.
caliginous adjective Affected with darkness or dimness; dark; obscure.
caligraphy noun See Caligraphy.
calliopsis noun A popular name given to a few species of the genus Coreopsis, especially to C. tinctoria of Arkansas.
callithump noun A somewhat riotous parade, accompanied with the blowing of tin horns, and other discordant noises; also, a burlesque serenade; a charivari.
caloricity noun A faculty in animals of developing and preserving the heat necessary to life, that is, the animal heat.
caloriduct noun A tube or duct for conducting heat; a caliduct.
calorifere noun An apparatus for conveying and distributing heat, especially by means of hot water circulating in tubes.
calumniate verb t. To accuse falsely and maliciously of a crime or offense, or of something disreputable; to slander; to libel., To propagate evil reports with a design to injure the reputation of another; to make purposely false charges of some offense or crime.
calumnious adjective Containing or implying calumny; false, malicious, and injurious to reputation; slanderous; as, calumnious reports.
calyciform adjective Having the form or appearance of a calyx.
calyculate adjective Alt. of Calyculated
cambrasine noun A kind of linen cloth made in Egypt, and so named from its resemblance to cambric.
camelopard noun An African ruminant; the giraffe. See Giraffe.
camelshair adjective Of camel’s hair.
camerzting present participle & vb. noun of Camerate
cameration noun A vaulting or arching over.
camerlingo noun The papal chamberlain; the cardinal who presides over the pope’s household. He has at times possessed great power.
cameronian noun A follower of the Rev. Richard Cameron, a Scotch Covenanter of the time of Charles II.
campaigner noun One who has served in an army in several campaigns; an old soldier; a veteran.
campestral adjective Alt. of Campestrian
camphorate verb t. To impregnate or treat with camphor., A salt of camphoric acid., Alt. of Camporated
camporated Combined or impregnated with camphor.
camphretic adjective Pertaining to, or derived from camphor.
canal coal See Cannel coal.
canaliculi plural of Canaliculus
cancelling of Cancel
cancellate verb t. Consisting of a network of veins, without intermediate parenchyma, as the leaves of certain plants; latticelike., Having the surface coveres with raised lines, crossing at right angles.
cancellous adjective Having a spongy or porous structure; made up of cancelli; cancellated; as, the cancellous texture of parts of many bones.
cancerated imp. & past participle of Cancerate
cancriform adjective Having the form of, or resembling, a crab; crab-shaped., Like a cancer; cancerous.
cancrinite noun A mineral occurring in hexagonal crystals, also massive, generally of a yellow color, containing silica, alumina, lime, soda, and carbon dioxide.
candelabra plural of Candelabrum
candidness noun The quality of being candid.
candlebomb noun A small glass bubble, filled with water, which, if placed in the flame of a candle, bursts by expansion of steam., A pasteboard shell used in signaling. It is filled with a composition which makes a brilliant light when it explodes.
candlefish noun A marine fish (Thaleichthys Pacificus), allied to the smelt, found on the north Pacific coast; — called also eulachon. It is so oily that, when dried, it may be used as a candle, by drawing a wick through it, The beshow.
canker-bit adjective Eaten out by canker, or as by canker.
cankeredly adverb Fretfully; spitefully.
canker fly A fly that preys on fruit.
cankerworm noun The larva of two species of geometrid moths which are very injurious to fruit and shade trees by eating, and often entirely destroying, the foliage. Other similar larvae are also called cankerworms.
cannibally adverb In the manner of cannibal.
cannulated adjective Hollow; affording a passage through its interior length for wire, thread, etc.; as, a cannulated (suture) needle.
canon bone The shank bone, or great bone above the fetlock, in the fore and hind legs of the horse and allied animals, corresponding to the middle metacarpal or metatarsal bone of most mammals. See Horse.
cannonical adjective Of or pertaining to a canon; established by, or according to a , canon or canons.
canonicals noun pl. The dress prescribed by canon to be worn by a clergyman when officiating. Sometimes, any distinctive professional dress.
canonicate noun The office of a canon; a canonry.
canonicity noun The state or quality of being canonical; agreement with the canon.
canonistic adjective Of or pertaining to a canonist.
canonizing present participle & vb. noun of Canonize
cantabrian adjective Of or pertaining to Cantabria on the Bay of Biscay in Spain.
cantalever noun A bracket to support a balcony, a cornice, or the like., A projecting beam, truss, or bridge unsupported at the outer end; one which overhangs.
cantaloupe noun A muskmelon of several varieties, having when mature, a yellowish skin, and flesh of a reddish orange color.
cantatrice noun A female professional singer.
canterbury noun A city in England, giving its name various articles. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury (primate of all England), and contains the shrine of Thomas a Becket, to which pilgrimages were formerly made., A stand with divisions in it for holding music, loose papers, etc.
cantilever noun Same as Cantalever.
cantillate verb i. To chant; to recite with musical tones.
cantiniere noun A woman who carries a canteen for soldiers; a vivandiere.
cantonment noun A town or village, or part of a town or village, assigned to a body of troops for quarters; temporary shelter or place of rest for an army; quarters.
canvasback noun A Species of duck (Aythya vallisneria), esteemed for the delicacy of its flesh. It visits the United States in autumn; particularly Chesapeake Bay and adjoining waters; — so named from the markings of the plumage on its back.
canvassing present participle & vb. noun of Canvass
caoutchouc noun A tenacious, elastic, gummy substance obtained from the milky sap of several plants of tropical South America (esp. the euphorbiaceous tree Siphonia elastica or Hevea caoutchouc), Asia, and Africa. Being impermeable to liquids and gases, and not readly affected by exposure to air, acids, and alkalies, it is used, especially when vulcanized, for many purposes in the arts and in manufactures. Also called India rubber (because it was first brought from India, and was formerly used chiefly for erasing pencil marks) and gum elastic. See Vulcanization.
capability noun The quality of being capable; capacity; capableness; esp. intellectual power or ability., Capacity of being used or improved.
capacified imp. & past participle of Capacify
capaciosly adverb In a capacious manner or degree; comprehensively.
capacitate verb t. To render capable; to enable; to qualify.
capacities plural of Capacity
caperberry noun The small olive-shaped berry of the European and Oriental caper, said to be used in pickles and as a condiment., The currantlike fruit of the African and Arabian caper (Capparis sodado).
caper bush Alt. of Caper tree
caper tree See Capper, a plant, 2.
capercally noun A species of grouse (Tetrao uragallus) of large size and fine flavor, found in northern Europe and formerly in Scotland; — called also cock of the woods.
capillaire noun A sirup prepared from the maiden-hair, formerly supposed to have medicinal properties., Any simple sirup flavored with orange flowers.
capistrate adjective Hooded; cowled.
capitalist noun One who has capital; one who has money for investment, or money invested; esp. a person of large property, which is employed in business.
capitalize verb t. To convert into capital, or to use as capital., To compute, appraise, or assess the capital value of (a patent right, an annuity, etc.), To print in capital letters, or with an initial capital.
capitation noun A numbering of heads or individuals., A tax upon each head or person, without reference to property; a poll tax.
capitolian adjective Alt. of Capitoline
capitoline adjective Of or pertaining to the Capitol in Rome.
capitulary noun A capitular., The body of laws or statutes of a chapter, or of an ecclesiastical council., A collection of laws or statutes, civil and ecclesiastical, esp. of the Frankish kings, in chapters or sections., Relating to the chapter of a cathedral; capitular.
capitulate noun To settle or draw up the heads or terms of an agreement, as in chapters or articles; to agree., To surrender on terms agreed upon (usually, drawn up under several heads); as, an army or a garrison capitulates., To surrender or transfer, as an army or a fortress, on certain conditions.
capnomancy noun Divination by means of the ascent or motion of smoke.
capreolate adjective Having a tendril or tendrils.
capreoline adjective Of or pertaining to the roebuck.
capricioso adjective In a free, fantastic style.
capricious adjective Governed or characterized by caprice; apt to change suddenly; freakish; whimsical; changeable.
capsulated adjective Inclosed in a capsule, or as in a chest or box.
captiously adverb In a captious manner.
captivated imp. & past participle of Captivate
carabineer noun A carbineer.
caravaneer noun The leader or driver of the camels in caravan.
carbazotic adjective Containing, or derived from, carbon and nitrogen.
carbonated adjective Combined or impregnated with carbonic acid.
carbonized imp. & past participle of Carbonize
carbuncled adjective Set with carbuncles., Affected with a carbuncle or carbuncles; marked with red sores; pimpled and blotched.
carbureted imp. & past participle of Carburet, Combined with carbon in the manner of a carburet or carbide., Saturated or impregnated with some volatile carbon compound; as, water gas is carbureted to increase its illuminating power.
carburetor noun 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.
carburized imp. & past participle of Carburize
carcinosys noun The affection of the system with cancer.
cardialgla noun Alt. of Cardialgy
carelessly adverb In a careless manner.
caricature verb t. An exaggeration, or distortion by exaggeration, of parts or characteristics, as in a picture., A picture or other figure or description in which the peculiarities of a person or thing are so exaggerated as to appear ridiculous; a burlesque; a parody., To make or draw a caricature of; to represent with ridiculous exaggeration; to burlesque.
carmagnole noun A popular or Red Rebublican song and dance, of the time of the first French Revolution., A bombastic report from the French armies.
carminated adjective Of, relating to, or mixed with, carmine; as, carminated lake.
carnalized imp. & past participle of Carnalize
carnallite noun A hydrous chloride of potassium and magnesium, sometimes found associated with deposits of rock salt.
carnassial adjective Adapted to eating flesh., A carnassial tooth; especially, the last premolar in many carnivores.
carolinian noun A native or inhabitant of north or South Carolina.
carpathian adjective Of or pertaining to a range of mountains in Austro-Hungary, called the Carpathians, which partially inclose Hungary on the north, east, and south.
carpellary adjective Belonging to, forming, or containing carpels.
carpetless adjective Without a carpet.
carphology noun See Floccillation.
carpintero noun A california woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus), noted for its habit of inserting acorns in holes which it drills in trees. The acorns become infested by insect larvae, which, when grown, are extracted for food by the bird.
carpogenic adjective Productive of fruit, or causing fruit to be developed.
carpophore noun A slender prolongation of the receptacle as an axis between the carpels, as in Geranium and many umbelliferous plants.
carpophyll noun A leaf converted into a fruit or a constituent portion of a fruit; a carpel. [See Illust. of Gymnospermous.]
carpophyte noun A flowerless plant which forms a true fruit as the result of fertilization, as the red seaweeds, the Ascomycetes, etc.
carpospore noun A kind of spore formed in the conceptacles of red algae.
carron oil A lotion of linseed oil and lime water, used as an application to burns and scalds; — first used at the Carron iron works in Scotland.
carthusian noun A member of an exceeding austere religious order, founded at Chartreuse in France by St. Bruno, in the year 1086., Pertaining to the Carthusian.
cartomancy noun The art of telling fortunes with cards.
cartoonist noun One skilled in drawing cartoons.
cartouches plural of Cartouch
cartwright noun An artificer who makes carts; a cart maker.
caruncular adjective Alt. of Carunculous
caryatides noun pl. Caryatids.
cascarilla noun A euphorbiaceous West Indian shrub (Croton Eleutheria); also, its aromatic bark.
caseharden verb t. To subject to a process which converts the surface of iron into steel., To render insensible to good influences.
case knife A knife carried in a sheath or case., A large table knife; — so called from being formerly kept in a case.
casemented adjective Having a casement or casements.
cashiering present participle &vb. noun of Cashier
cassideous adjective Helmet-shaped; — applied to a corolla having a broad, helmet-shaped upper petal, as in aconite.
cassinette noun A cloth with a cotton warp, and a woof of very fine wool, or wool and silk.
cassiopeia noun A constellation of the northern hemisphere, situated between Cepheus and Perseus; — so called in honor of the wife of Cepheus, a fabulous king of Ethiopia.
cassolette noun a box, or vase, with a perforated cover to emit perfumes.
cassumunar noun Alt. of Cassumuniar
castellany noun The lordship of a castle; the extent of land and jurisdiction appertaining to a castle.
castigated imp. & past participle of Castigate
castigator noun One who castigates or corrects.
castleward noun Same as Castleguard.
castor oil A mild cathartic oil, expressed or extracted from the seeds of the Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi. When fresh the oil is inodorous and insipid.
castrating present participle & vb. noun of Castrate
castration noun The act of castrating.
cast steel See Cast steel, under Steel.
casualness noun The quality of being casual.
casualties plural of Casualty
catabasion noun A vault under altar of a Greek church.
catabiotic adjective See under Force.
catafalque noun A temporary structure sometimes used in the funeral solemnities of eminent persons, for the public exhibition of the remains, or their conveyance to the place of burial.
catagmatic adjective Having the quality of consolidating broken bones.
catalectic adjective Wanting a syllable at the end, or terminating in an imperfect foot; as, a catalectic verse., Incomplete; partial; not affecting the whole of a substance.
catalepsis noun A sudden suspension of sensation and volition, the body and limbs preserving the position that may be given them, while the action of the heart and lungs continues.
cataleptic adjective Pertaining to, or resembling, catalepsy; affected with catalepsy; as, a cataleptic fit.
catallacta noun pl. A division of Protozoa, of which Magosphaera is the type. They exist both in a myxopod state, with branched pseudopodia, and in the form of ciliated bodies united in free, spherical colonies.
catalogize verb t. To insert in a catalogue; to register; to catalogue.
catalogued imp. & past participle of Catalogue
cataloguer noun A maker of catalogues; esp. one skilled in the making of catalogues.
catamenial adjective Pertaining to the catamenia, or menstrual discharges.
catapeltic adjective Of or pertaining to a catapult.
cataphonic adjective Of or relating to cataphonics; catacoustic.
cataphract noun Defensive armor used for the whole body and often for the horse, also, esp. the linked mail or scale armor of some eastern nations., A horseman covered with a cataphract., The armor or plate covering some fishes.
catarrhine noun One of the Catarrhina, a division of Quadrumana, including the Old World monkeys and apes which have the nostrils close together and turned downward. See Monkey.
catarrhous adjective Catarrhal.
catastasis noun That part of a speech, usually the exordium, in which the orator sets forth the subject matter to be discussed., The state, or condition of anything; constitution; habit of body.
catchdrain noun A ditch or drain along the side of a hill to catch the surface water; also, a ditch at the side of a canal to catch the surplus water.
catchpenny adjective Made or contrived for getting small sums of money from the ignorant or unwary; as, a catchpenny book; a catchpenny show., Some worthless catchpenny thing.
catchwater noun A ditch or drain for catching water. See Catchdrain.
catechetic adjective Alt. of Catechetical
catechised imp. & past participle of Catechise
catechiser noun One who catechises.
catechumen l. catechunenus, gr. / instructed, from /. see One who is receiving rudimentary instruction in the doctrines of Christianity; a neophyte; in the primitive church, one officially recognized as a Christian, and admitted to instruction preliminary to admission to full membership in the church.
categorist noun One who inserts in a category or list; one who classifies.
categorize verb t. To insert in a category or list; to class; to catalogue.
categories plural of Category
catenarian adjective Relating to a chain; like a chain; as, a catenary curve.
catenating present participle & vb. noun of Catenate
catenation noun Connection of links or union of parts, as in a chain; a regular or connected series. See Concatenation.
catenulate adjective Consisting of little links or chains., Chainlike; — said both or color marks and of indentations when arranged like the links of a chain, as on shells, etc.
cat-harpin noun See Cat-harping.
catharical adjective Cleansing the bowels; promoting evacuations by stool; purgative., Of or pertaining to the purgative principle of senna, as cathartic acid.
catheretic noun A mild kind caustic used to reduce warts and other excrescences.
catholical adjective Catholic.
catholicly adverb In a catholic manner; generally; universally.
catholicon noun A remedy for all diseases; a panacea.
catholicos noun The spiritual head of the Armenian church, who resides at Etchmiadzin, Russia, and has ecclesiastical jurisdiction over, and consecrates the holy oil for, the Armenians of Russia, Turkey, and Persia, including the Patriarchs of Constantinople, Jerusalem, and Sis.
catoptrics noun That part of optics which explains the properties and phenomena of reflected light, and particularly that which is reflected from mirrors or polished bodies; — formerly called anacamptics.
cat-rigged adjective Rigged like a catboat.
cat’s-foot noun A plant (Nepeta Glechoma) of the same genus with catnip; ground ivy.
cat-silver noun Mica.
cat’s-tail noun See Timothy, Cat-tail, Cirrus.
caulescent adjective Having a leafy stem.
cauliculus noun In the Corinthian capital, one of the eight stalks rising out of the lower leafage and terminating in leaves which seem to support the volutes. See Illust. of Corinthian order, under Corinthian.
causewayed adjective Alt. of Causeyed
causidical adjective Pertaining to an advocate, or to the maintenance and defense of suits.
causticily noun The quality of being caustic; corrosiveness; as, the causticity of potash., Severity of language; sarcasm; as, the causticity of a reply or remark.
cauterized imp. & past participle of Cauterize
cautioning present participle & vb. noun of Caution
cautionary adjective Conveying a caution, or warning to avoid danger; as, cautionary signals., Given as a pledge or as security., Wary; cautious.
cautiously adverb In a cautious manner.
cavalierly adverb In a supercilious, disdainful, or haughty manner; arrogantly.
cavalryman noun One of a body of cavalry.
cavicornia noun pl. A group of ruminants whose horns are hollow, and planted on a bony process of the front, as the ox.
cavilingly adverb In a caviling manner.