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CALLOSUM n.
e great band commissural fibers which unites the two cerebral hemispheres. See corpus callosum, under Carpus.
CAMARA; CAMARA DOS PARES; CAMARADOS DEPUTADOS n.
Chamber; house; -- used in Ca"ma*ra dos Pa"res, and Ca"ma*ra dos De`pu*ta"dos. See Legislature.
CAMBOOSE n.
See Caboose.
CAMPYLOSPERMOUS a.
Having seeds grooved lengthwise on the inner face, as in sweet cicely.
CANDEROS n.
An East Indian resin, of a pellucid white color, from which small ornaments and toys are sometimes made.
CANKER BLOSSOM n.
That which blasts a blossom as a canker does. [Obs.] O me! you juggler! you canker blossom! You thief of Love! Shak.
CAPILLOSE a.
Having much hair; hairy. [R.]
CAPRICIOSO; CAPRICCIOSO a.
In a free, fantastic style.
CARBOSTYRIL n.
A white crystalline substance, C9H6N.OH, of acid properties derived from one of the amido cinnamic acids.
CARCAVELHOS n.
A sweet wine. See Calcavella.
CARCINOSYS n.
The affection of the system with cancer.
CARDIOSCLEROSIS n.
Induration of the heart, caused by development of fibrous tissue in the cardiac muscle.
CARDIOSPHYGMOGRAPH n.
A combination of cardiograph and shygmograph.
CARGOOSE n.
A species of grebe (Podiceps crisratus); the crested grebe.
CARIOSITY n.
Caries.
CARNOSE; CARNOUS a. 2 definitions
Of a pertaining to flesh; fleshy. A distinct carnose muscle. Ray.
CARNOSITY n. 2 definitions
Fleshy substance or quality; fleshy covering. [Consciences] overgrown with so hard a carnosity. Spelman. The olives, indeed be very small there, and bigger than capers; yet commended they are for their carnosity. Holland.
CARPOSPORE n.
A kind of spore formed in the conceptacles of red algæ. -- Car`po*spor"ic (, a.
CASEOSE n.
A soluble product (proteose) formed in the gastric and pancreatic digestion of casein and caseinogen.
CATHOLICOS n.
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.
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