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91car|bon|ite — «KAHR buh nyt», noun. an explosive used in blasting, containing nitroglycerin and various other substances, such as powdered wood and sodium nitrate …
92Car|bo|run|dum — «KAHR buh RUHN duhm», noun. Trademark. an extremely hard compound of carbon and silicon used for grinding, cutting, and polishing. Formula: SiC ╂[American English < carbo(n) + (co) rundum] …
93car|boy — «KAHR boy», noun. a very large glass bottle, usually enclosed in basketwork or in a wooden box or crate to keep it from being broken. It is chiefly used for holding acids and other corrosive liquids. ╂[< Persian qarābah large flagon] …
94car|bu|rant — «KAHR buhr uhnt, byuhr», noun. a carbon compound, such as gasoline, used for carbureting with air or gas; carburetant …
95car|del — «KAHR duhl», noun. a barrel or cask formerly used by whalers. ╂[< Dutch kardeel] …
96car|di|o|ta|chom|e|ter — «KAHR dee oh tuh KOM uh tuhr», noun. an instrument which counts heartbeats and thus indicates their rate, often used during operations to warn of heart stoppage: »The cardiotachometer instantly detects heart stoppage on the operating table… …
97car|i|ole — «KAR ee ohl», noun. 1. a) a small carriage drawn by one horse, used especially in the 1800 s. b) a covered cart. 2. a light, open sleigh drawn by one or two horses or sometimes by dogs. Also, carriole. ╂[< French carriole, ultimately <… …
98car|let — «KAHR liht», noun. a file with a triangular cross section, having two cutting sides and one side smooth, formerly used in making combs. ╂[< French carrelet a square file (diminutive) < carreau square, file, ultimately < Latin quadrum… …
99car|load|ings — «KAHR LOH dihngz», noun (plural). the number of freight cars loaded during a particular period, often used as a measure of manufacturing and commercial activity …
100car|min|a|tive — «kahr MIHN uh tihv, KAHR muh NAY », adjective, noun. –adj. expelling gas from the stomach and intestines. –n. a medicine that does this: »Peppermint is often used as a carminative. ╂[< Latin carminātus, past participle of carmināre to card… …
