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| carbamate | (n) a salt (or ester) of carbamic acid |
| carbamic acid | (n) an acid that is known only by virtue of its salts (as ammonium carbamate) or its esters (as urethane) |
| carbide | (n) a binary compound of carbon with a more electropositive element |
| carbine | (n) light automatic rifle |
| carbineer | (n) a soldier (historically a mounted soldier) who is armed with a carbine, Syn. carabineer, carabinier |
| carbocyclic | (adj) having or relating to or characterized by a ring composed of carbon atoms |
| carbohydrate | (n) an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain, Syn. sugar, saccharide |
| carbohydrate loading | (n) a diet of foods high in starch that increases carbohydrate reserves in muscles, Syn. carbo loading, Example: carbo loading is used by endurance athletes just before competing |
| carbolated | (adj) containing or treated with carbolic acid |
| carbolic acid | (n) a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally, Syn. hydroxybenzene, phenol, phenylic acid, oxybenzene |
| Carbamic | a. [ Carbon + amido. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to an acid so called. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Carbamide | n. [ Carbonyl + amide. ] (Chem.) The technical name for urea. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Carbamine | n. (Chem.) An isocyanide of a hydrocarbon radical. The carbamines are liquids, usually colorless, and of unendurable odor. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Carbanil | n. [ Carbonyl + aniline. ] (Chem.) A mobile liquid, |
| Carbazol | n. [ Carbon + azo + -ol. ] (Chem.) A white crystallized substance, |
| Carbazotate | n. (Chem.) A salt of carbazotic or picric acid; a picrate. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Carbazotic | a. [ Carbon + azole. ] Containing, or derived from, carbon and nitrogen. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Carbide | n. [ Carbon + -ide. ] (Chem.) A binary compound of carbon with some other element or radical, in which the carbon plays the part of a negative; -- formerly termed |
| Carbimide | n. [ Carbon + imide ] (Chem.) The technical name for isocyanic acid. See under Isocyanic. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Carbine | n. [ F. carbine, OF. calabrin carabineer (cf. Ot. calabrina a policeman), fr. OF & Pr. calabre, OF. cable, chable, an engine of war used in besieging, fr. LL. chadabula, cabulus, a kind of projectile machine, fr. Gr. &unr_; a throwing down, fr. &unr_; to throw; &unr_; down + &unr_; to throw. Cf. Parable. ] (Mil.) A short, light musket or rifle, esp. one used by mounted soldiers or cavalry. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Carbonsäure { f } [ chem. ] | carboxylic acid [Add to Longdo] |