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Cavalier, (kav-a-leV). A mound of earth 



within a bastion. 



Cave, (kiiv). [L. 



cavus, hollow.] For 



the most remark- 

 able caves, see each 



name. C. breccias : 



breccias found in 



caves. C. bear = 



Ursus spelseus. C. 



7io?i=Felis spelsea. 

 Cavette, ( ka-vet' ) 



[The French name.] 



A small concave 



moulding. A, Cavalier Fortress. 



Caviare, (kav'i-ar). [Caviar, the French 



name.] The roe of the sturgeon prepared 



as a sauce for the table. 

 Cavicornia, (ka-vi-kor'ni-a). [L. cavws.hollow; 



cornu, horn. ] = Bovidge, q.v. : iised as a 



general term for the Kuminantia, which 



have horns composed of a bony sheath over 



a bony projection of the frontal bone. 

 Cavy, (kii'vi). =Dasyprocta acuti, q.v. Spotted 



(7.=Co3logens subniger. 



Cawk, (kawk). A massive variety of barytes. 

 Cayman, (ka'maii). [The native name.]= 



Crocodile. 

 Cebidse, (sG'bi-de). [CeTms, q.v.] Arboreal 



monkeys, with prehensile 'tails, generally 



small, in tropical America. 

 Cebinse, (se-bi'ne). [Cebus, #.v.]=Spider- 



monkeys : a sub-family of Cebidae. 

 Cebus, (se'bus). [Kebos, the Greek name.]= 



Weeper monkey = Capuchin monkey, &c.: 



the type of Cebidse, q.v. 

 Ceciliidae. v. Cteciliadse. 

 Cedar, (se'dar). [Cedrus, the Latin name.] 



An evergreen tree 



belonging to Abies. 



C. of Lebanon = 



Abies cedrus : does 



not produce fruit 



for 25 years. 

 Cedrelacese, (sed-re- 



la'se-e). [Cedrela, 



q.v. ] = Cedrelads : ^j| 



trees with veined "-%_ 



and scented wo 



belonging to Ruta- 



les. 

 Cedrela, (sed're-la). Cedar. 



[Cedar, q.v.] A tree, the type of Cedrelace.'e. 



C. odoruta : resembles mahogany, named 



from its wood resembling cedar. 

 Cedrene, (se'dren). [Cedar, q.v.]=dQH 26 '. a 



liquid hydrocarbon obtained from cedar 



wood. 



Celandine, (sel'an-din). [Gk. chelidon, swal- 

 low.] l=Ranunculus ficaria : 2.=Chelido- 



nium majus : plants belonging to Ranun- 



culaceae ; also called Swallow-wort. 

 Celastraceae, (se-las-tru'se-e)=Spindle-trees : 



shrubs arid trees belonging to Rhamnales. 

 Celery, (sel'e-ri)=Apium : a plant belonging 



to Apiacese. C. fly = Tephritis onopordi- 



nis : burrows in leaves. 



Celestite, (se-les'tit)=Celestine : native sul- 

 phate of strontium (SrSo4), a pale blue 



mineral, crystallising in rhombs, and colour- 

 ing flame red. 



Celieno, One of the Pleiades. ^ 



Cell, (sel). [Cella, the Latin word.] Con- 

 sists of concentric layers of cell-wall, pro- 

 toplasm, and sap, usually formed by partition 

 of older cells, but also by other methods ; the 

 elementary form of organic substances. 



Cellular tissue, (sel'u-lar). [L. cellula, little 

 cell.] The groundwork of plants, hard in 

 shells, compact in wood, tenacious and 

 flexible in fibres, such as hemp, porous in 

 pith, loose and spongy in tubers and roots. 



Cellulin, (sel'lu-lin). [L. cellula, little cell.] 

 = Cellulose = C6H ]0 5 : the chief consti- 

 tuent of woody fibre; a white, insoluble, 

 transparent substance. 



Celsia, (sel'si-a). [Dr. Celsius.] A plant be- 

 longing to SoJanacere. 



Celsius scale=Centigrade scale, q.v. -, invented 

 by Celsius. 



Cement, (se-menf). \Ciment, the French 

 word.] A compound of nitrate of lime, 

 gum, and w r ater. Roman C. : chiefly of 

 silica and calcic carbonate. Portland C. : 

 an hydraulic cement, chiefly of chalk and 

 clay, resembling Portland stone. 



Cementation, (sem-en-ta'shun). 1. The pro- 

 cess of converting iron into steel by heating 

 it with carbon. 2. The conversion of glass 

 into porcelain by heating it with sand. 



Cenomyce, (sen-o-mi'se). [Gk. kenos, hollow ; 

 mykes, mushroom]. A lichen. C. rangifera 

 =Reindeer moss. 



Centaurea, ( sen-taw're-a ) = Knapweed : a 

 plant belonging to Asteracece. 



Centaurus, (sen-taw'rns). [Classical.] One 

 of the southern constellations, containing 

 many important stars ; the chief, a Cen- 

 tauri, has a parallax of one second, and is tho 

 nearest fixed star, its distance from tho 

 earth being 18 billions of miles. 



Centaury, ( sen'taw-ri ). [From Centaur. ]= 

 Erythreea, q.v. 



Centering, ( sen'ter-ing ). The temporary 

 support, usually a wooden scaffolding, sup- 

 porting the materials of an arch during its 

 construction. 



Centi, (sen'ti). [The French word.] Centi- 

 metre = TFD of a metre = '3937 inches ; 

 Centigram= T ^-o of a gram ; Centiare=T^ 

 of an are ; Centilitre=i-^j- of a litre ; Ceu- 

 time=n-o-ff of a franc. 



Centigrade scale, (sen'ti-griid ). [The French 

 word.] In which the freezing point of water 

 is 0, and the boiling point 100, the distance 

 between these being divided into 100 equal 

 parts or degrees. 



Centipedes, (sen'ti-pedz). [Centipeda, the 

 Latin word.] Small animals belonging to 

 Annulosa, having a pair of legs to each 

 somite of the body. 



Centranthus, (sen-tran'thus). [Gk. kentron, 

 spur ; anthos, flower. ]= Spur valerian. 



Centre, (sen'ter). [Uentmm, the Latin word.] 

 C. of forces: the point of application of a 

 number of forces ; the point at which a 

 number of parallel forces may be counter- 



