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Caprifoliacesc, (kap-ri-fol-i-ii'se-S). [L. caper, 



goat ; folium, leaf.]=Caprifoils : herbs and 



shrubs, with showy flowers, belonging to 



Cinchonales. 

 Caprimulgus, ( kap-ri-mul'gus ). [L. capri- 



mulgus, goat-milker.]=Goatsucker : a bird 



belonging to Insessores. 

 Caproic, (kap'ro-ik). [L. caper, goat.] C. acid 



=C6Hio02 : one of the fatty acids: obtained 



from cocoa-nut, and smells like a goat. C. 



anJtydricfe=C<jH;O 8 . C. aldeiiyde=C 6 H^O. 

 Caproyl, (kap'roil). [Capric acid, q.v, ]= 



(C 6 H 13 )2=Dihexyl : an aromatic liquid, the 



radicle of caproic acid. 

 Caproylene (kap'roi-len). [Caproyl, q.v.]= 



Hexylene, q.v. 

 Capryl, (kap'ril). [Capric acid, q.v.^CiQR^O, 



also called Butyl, the radicle of capric acid ; 



also used as=Octyl, q.v. 

 Caprylic acid, (kap'ri-lik). [Capric acid, q.v.] 



=C 8 H 16 O 2 : found in butter, cheese, cocoa- 



nut, yeast, &c. C. aWe/^cZe=C 8 Hi 6 O. C. 



Caprylin, (kap'ri-lin). [Capryl, q.v.] A fat 



found in butter. 

 Caprylyl, ( kap'ri-lil ). ' [Capryl. ]=C 8 H 15 O : 



the radicle of the Caprylic series. 

 Capsella, ( kap-sel'la ). [L. capsella, little 



purse. ] = Shepherd's purse : an herb with 



small white flowers, belongingtoBrassicacerc. 

 Capsicum, (kap'si-kum). [The Latin name.] 



-=Bird-pepper : a plant belonging to Sola- 



nacere. C. //-Miesce/is=Cayenne pepper. 

 Capuchin monkey, (ka-pii-shen'). [P. capuce, 



hood.]=Brown Sapajou=Cebus : a monkey 



which looks as if wearing a hood. 

 Carabidse, ( ka-rab'-i-de ). [Carabus, q.v.]=z 



Ground beetles^Garden beetles : a family 



of Geodephaga, q.v. 

 Carabus, (kar'a-bus). [The Latin name.] A 



carnivorous beetle ; the type of Carabidas. 

 Caradoc beds, (kar-ad'ok). v. Bala and Cara- 



doc beds. 

 Carapace, (kar'a-pas). [The French word], 



The tipper case or shell of lobsters, crabs, 



tortoises, &c. 

 Carat, (kar'at). [Carato, the Italian name.] 



1. A weight=3j grains. 2. A term used to 



express the relative quantity of gold. 24 



carat means all gold, IS carat=three-fourths 



gold, &c. 

 Caraway, (kar'a-wii)=Carum: an herb belong- 



ing to Apiaceae. 

 Carbamic acid, (kar'ba-mik). [Carbon and 



Ammonia, q.v. ]=H3N,CO2 : a monobasic 



acid formed by the action of ammonia on car- 



bonic anhydride ; amidated carbonic acid. 



C. e^er=Urethane=C3H7NO2 : a sperma- 



ceti-like solid substance. 

 Carbamide, ( kar'ba-mid ). CH 4 N 3 O=Urea, 



q.v 

 Car 



rbanilamide, 

 =Phenyl urea, q.v. 



Carbazotic acidj^kar-ba-zo'tik). [Carbon and 

 azotic acid. ] = Trinitro-pheuic acid=Picric 

 acid^CgH^NsCV : a yellow crystalline sub- 

 stance used in dyeing, formed by the action 

 of nitric acid on carbon. 



Carbide, (kar'bid). [Carbon, q.v.] = Cnr- 



buret : a compound of carbon with a metal. 

 C. of iron : a variety of cast iro.\ 



Carbinol, (kar'bi-nol). [Carbon, ,q.v.] =Methy- 

 lic alcohol =CH4p= Wood spirit : a colourless 

 combustible liquid. 



Carbolic acid, (kar-bol'ik). [Carbon, q.v.]= 

 C 6 H 5 .HO = Phenylic alcohol = Phenol : a 

 crystalline acid, obtained from coal tar, 

 much used as a disinfectant. 



Carbon, (kar'bon). [L. carbo, coal.]=C' T : a 

 chemical element, usually solid, occurring in 

 the various forms of diamond, graphite, 

 charcoal, coke, &c., the characteristic con- 

 stituent of all organic substances. Carbon 

 group of minerals : includes diamond, gra- 

 phite, coal, bitumen, and amber. 



Carbonaceous group of inflammable minerals. 

 Anthracite, coal, graphite, jet, lignite, and 

 peat. 



Carbonado, (kar-bo-na'do). An inferior variety 

 of diamond. 



Carbonate, (kar'bo-nat). [Carbon, q.v.] A 

 compound of carbonic acid and a base. 



Carbonic, (kar-bon'ik). [Carbon, q.v.] Con- 

 taining carbon as an important constituent. 

 C. acid^ = CHoOg : a solution of carbonic 

 anhydride. C. anhydride=CQ2 : a trans- 

 parent heavy gas. C. ditulpnide=CBo'= 

 Bisulphide of carbon=Sulpho carbonic acid: 

 a volatile foetid liquid of high refracting 

 power, and very poisonous. C. oxydichlonde 

 = C C1 2 = C h lorocar bon ic acid = Phosgen e 

 gas : a colourless suffocating gas. C. ether=: 

 (CoH 5 )i.CO3=piethyl carbonate: a mobile 

 aromatic liquid. C. oxide=CO : an inflanv. 

 mable gas, the reducing agent in smelting 

 iron. 



Carboniferous formation, One of the primary 



groups of strata. 



Carbovinio acid=Ethylcarbonio acid. 

 Carbuncle, (kiir-bun'kl). [Carbunculus, tha 



Latin iiame.]=Fine garnet : a variety of 



garnet. 

 Carbureic acid (kar-bur-g'ik)= Allophanic acid, 



q.v. 

 Carburets, ( kar'bu-retz ). [Carbon, q.v.]= 



Carbides : compounds of carbon with tha 



metals. C. ofiron= Steel. 

 Carburetted hydrogen. Lir/ht C'.=CH 4 -Sub- 



carburetted hydrogen = Methyl hydride = 



Marsh gas : a colourless inflammable gas, 



common in coal mines, and one of the pro- 

 ducts of distillation of organic substances. 



Heavy C.=C 2 H 4 =Olefiant gas. 

 Carburization of iron. Its conversion into 



steel by the addition of the needful amount 



of carbon. 

 Carcass, (karTcas). [L. caro, flesh ; and capsa, 



box.] A projectile filled with combustibles 



which burn fiercely for several minutes ; 



used in bombardments, &c. 

 Carcharias. C. vtilgaris=White shark. 

 Carcharodon. A shark-like fish, known only 



by fossil teeth, found in Eocene rocks. 

 Cardamine, (kar-da-inin'). [Gk. kardamon, 



nasturtium. ]=Bitter cress : an herb belong- 

 ing to Brassicacese. 

 Carder-bee=Bombus muscornm : a variety 



of the humble bee, named from its habit of 



