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An East Indian tree (Averrhoa Carambola), and its acid, juicy fruit; called also Coromandel gooseberry.

Burnt sugar; a brown or black porous substance obtained by heating sugar. It is soluble in water, and is used for coloring spirits, gravies, etc.

Belonging to the Carangidæ, a family of fishes allied to the mackerels, and including the caranx, American bluefish, and the pilot fish.

A genus of fishes, common on the Atlantic coast, including the yellow or goldon mackerel.

The thick shell or sheild which cover the back of the tortoise, or turtle, the crab, and other crustaceous animals.

A south American tick of the genus Amblyamma. There are several species, very troublesome to man and beast.

See Carapace.

The weight by which precious stones and pearls are weighed.

A covered vehicle for carrying passengers or for moving furniture, etc.; -- sometimes shorted into van.

The leader or driver of the camels in caravan.

A kind of inn, in the East, where caravans rest at night, being a large, rude, unfurnished building, surrounding a court. [Written also caravanserai and caravansera.]

The caravel of the 16th century was a small vessel with broad bows, high, narrow poop, four masts, and lateen sails. Columbus commanded three caravels on his great voyage.

A biennial plant of the Parsley family (Carum Carui). The seeds have an aromatic smell, and a warm, pungent taste. They are used in cookery and confectionery, and also in medicine as a carminative.

Pertaining to an acid so called. Carbamic acid (Chem.), an amido acid, NH2.CO2H, not existing in the free state, but occurring as a salt of ammonium in commercial ammonium carbonate; -- called also amido formic acid.

The technical name for urea.

An isocyanide of a hydrocarbon radical. The carbamines are liquids, usually colorless, and of unendurable odor.

A mobile liquid, CO.N.C6H5, of pungent odor. It is the phenyl salt of isocyanic acid.

A white crystallized substance, C12H8NH, derived from aniline and other amines.

A salt of carbazotic or picric acid; a picrate.

Containing, or derived from, carbon and nitrogen. Carbazotic acid (Chem.), picric acid. See under Picric.