USED IN NATURAL HISTORY. 



tion nor respiration. It consti- 

 tutes an essential ingredient in 

 effervescing drinks, such as those 

 known under the name of soda- 

 water, mineral water, &c. 



CARBONI'FEROUS. fr.lat.car6o,coal ; 

 fero, I bear. Coal-bearing; con- 

 taining carbon. In geology the 

 term is applied to those strata 

 which contain coal, and to the 

 period when the coal measures 

 were formed. 



CAR'BONISED. Converted into car- 

 bon; burned to a coal. 



CARBOXISA'TIOX. The act of form- 

 ing or converting a substance into 

 carbon. 



CAR'BOXOUS. Of the nature of car- 

 bon. 



CAR'BURET. A combination of car- 

 bon with a metal or other sub- 

 stance ; steel and black lead are 

 carburets of iron. 



CAR'BURKTTED. converted into a 

 carburet ; containing carbon. 



CARCHAR'IAS. fr. gr. carcharos, rude, 

 snappish, wicked. The systema- 

 tic name of certain sharks. 



CAR'DIA. fr. gr. kardia, the heart. 

 The left opening of the stomach, 

 where the oesophagus enters it. 



CAR'DIA. Lat. Plur. of cardium, a 

 cockle. A genus of the family of 

 cardiacea. (p. 84, Book v). 



CAR'DIAC. fr. gr. kardia. the heart. 

 Belonging or relating to the heart. 



CARPIA'CEA. fr. lat. cardium, a 

 cockle. Systematic name of a 

 family of acephalous mollusks. 

 (p. 83, Book v). 



CARDIA'CE;E. Plur. of Cardiacea. 



CAHDIXAL (tooth). fr. lat. cardo. a 

 hinge. Belonging or relating to 

 the hinge, (p. 99, Book v). 



CAK'DITA. Genus of the family of 

 Cardiacea. 



CAR'DIUM. Lat. A cockle. A genus 

 of bivalve mollusks. 



CARDUE'LIS. Lat. A bird feeding 

 among thistles. Specific name of 

 the goldfinch. 



CAHDCI. Lat. Genitive of carduus, 



a thistle. Specific name of a 

 butterfly. 



CA'RICA. Lat. A kind of dry fig. 



CARI'WA. Lat. The keel or bot- 

 tom part of a ship. A sort of 

 ridge or elevation ; also, the two 

 lower petals of papiliona'ceous 

 flowers. 



CARI'X;E. Lat. Plur. of carina. 



CARIXA'RIA. fr. lat. carina, a keel 

 A genus of heteropodous gastero- 

 pods. (p. 66, Book v). 



CAHIXA'TA Lat. from carina, a keel. 

 Carinate ; having a keel-like ele- 

 vation. 



CARI'XATE. Marked with a carina 

 or ridge. 



CARIOP'SIS. See Caryopsis. 



CAR'IOUS. Decayed. 



CARNA'RIA. fr. lat. caro, carnw, flesh. 

 The name of an order of animals. 



CAKXE'LIAX. fr. lat. caro, carnis, 

 flesh. A variety of flesh-coloured 

 agate. 



CARXEOUS. fr. lat. caro, carnis, flesh. 

 Belonging or relating to flesh ; 

 fleshy. 



CARXI'VORA. Lat. Carni'vorous. 

 Name of a class of insects, and 

 of a family of mammals. 



CARXI'VOROCS. fr. lat. caro, carnis, 

 flesh; voro, I eat. Flesh-eating j 

 applied to animals that feed on 

 flesh. 



CAR'XOSE. In botany; of fleshy 

 consistence. 



CAROLIXEX'SIS. Lat. Carolinian. 

 Belonging to Carolina. 



CA'ROTID. The great arterial trunks, 

 which convey blood to the head, 

 are called carotid arteries. 



CAR'PAL. Belonging or relating to 

 the carpus. 



CA'RPEL. fr. gr. karpos, fruit. Cer- 

 tain appendages or parts of the 

 pistil are called carpels. 



CAR'PELLA. The small parts out of 

 which compound fruits are formed. 



CAR'PIO. Specific name of the com- 

 mon carp. 



CARPOLITKS. fr. gr. karpos, fruit ; / 

 thot, stone. Fossil fruits and seeds 



