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Continuity, unbroken, continuous texture. 



Carboniferous, any bed or rock containing coal. 



Coral, a maritime production composed of lime, and the habi- 

 tation of insects. 



Cuboidal, in the form of a cube : square. 



Columnar, having the form of columns. 



Chalcedony, a species of quartz-like mineral. 



Calcareous spar, crystalized carbonate of lime. 



Crater, the opening of a volcano through which its eruptions 

 take place. 



Chlorite, a simple mineral of a green color. 



Crucible, an earthen or metallic po< in which ores are melted 

 and purified. 



Crenic acid, an acid found in peat and humus soils. 



Calcareous, limy, composed mostly of lime. 



Caustic, corrosive, biting, burning. 



Calcine, to burn. 



Cuticle, the outside bark or skin. 



Capillarity, the property of absorbing by capillary attraction. 



Carbonate of potash, pearlash. 



Chlorine, a simple substance. 



Calorific, producing heat. 



Capacity for caloric, power of containing latent heat. 



Combustion, the act of burning. 



Conductors, substances which conduct caloric or electricity. 



Carbon, charcoal. 



Clarify, to make clear or clqan. 



Carbonic acid, a compound of carbon and oxygen. 



Complex, having many component parts. 



Coniferous, bearing seeds in cones, like the pine. 



Carmine, a coloring matter of a pink color. 



Casiene, an organic ekment the basis of cheese. 



Caramel, a substance produced by heating sugar. 



Carburetted hydrogen, a gas composed of carbon and hydrogen. 



