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  • 81car|a|way — «KAR uh way», noun. 1. a plant that yields fragrant, spicy seeds, used to flavor bread, rolls, or cakes. It belongs to the parsley family. 2. its seeds. ╂[< Old Spanish alcarahueya, alcaravea < Spanish Arabic al karawía < Arabic al… …

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  • 82car|bar|sone — «KAHR buhr sohn», noun. a preparation containing arsenic, used to treat amebic dysentery …

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  • 83car|ba|ryl — «KAHR buh rihl», noun. a highly toxic compound of methyl carbamate and naphthol, widely used against many types of insect pests …

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  • 84car|ba|zole — «KAHR buh zohl», noun. a crystalline compound derived from anthracene, used in the manufacture of certain dyes. Formula: C12H9N ╂[< carb + az(o) + ole] …

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  • 85car|bine — «KAHR byn, been», noun. 1. a short, light, automatic or semiautomatic rifle of relatively great power but short range. 2. a short barreled rifle or musket formerly used in the cavalry. Also, carabin, carabine. ╂[< French carabine a small… …

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  • 86car|bol|fuch|sin — «KAHR bol FUK sihn», noun. a solution of fuchsin used in staining specimens for microscopic study, in which the staining power of the dye has been enforced by the addition of carbolic acid …

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  • 87Car|bo|loy — «KAHR buh loy», noun. Trademark. an extremely hard alloy containing tungsten, carbon, and cobalt, used in the making of cutting tools …

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  • 88car|bo|my|cin — «KAHR buh MY sihn», noun. an antibiotic used to treat infections caused by Gram positive bacteria or by organisms which have developed resistance to other antibiotics; Magnamycin. Formula: C42H67NO16 ╂[< carbo + (strepto)mycin] …

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  • 89car|bon foot|print — car|bon foot|print, the amount of greenhouse gases given off as a result of a particular human activity or activities, expressed in terms of carbon dioxide, used as a measure of environmental impact …

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  • 90car|bon-di|ox|ide snow — car|bon di|ox|ide snow, «KAHR buhn dy OK syd», solidified carbon dioxide, used as a refrigerant; dry ice …

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