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Cinnoline: Definition and part of speech

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Cinnoline

  1. n. A nitrogenous organic base, C8H6N2, analogous to quinoline, obtained from certain complex diazo compounds.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Cinchonine: Definition and part of speech

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Cinchonine

  1. n. One of the quinine group of alkaloids isomeric with and resembling cinchonidine; — called also cinchonia.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Cinchonism: Definition and part of speech

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Cinchonism

  1. n. A condition produced by the excessive or long-continued use of quinine, and marked by deafness, roaring in the ears, vertigo, etc.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Cincinnati epoch: Definition and part of speech

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Cincinnati epoch

  1. An epoch at the close of the American lower Silurian system. The rocks are well developed near Cincinnati, Ohio. The group includes the Hudson River and Lorraine shales of New York.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Cincture: Definition and part of speech

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Cincture

  1. n. The fillet, listel, or band next to the apophyge at the extremity of the shaft of a column.
  2. n. A belt, a girdle, or something worn round the body, — as by an ecclesiastic for confining the alb.
  3. n. That which encompasses or incloses; an inclosure.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Cinder: Definition and part of speech

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Cinder

  1. n. The slag of a furnace, or scoriaceous lava from a volcano.
  2. n. Partly burned or vitrified coal, or other combustible, in which fire is extinct.
  3. n. A hot coal without flame; an ember.
  4. n. A scale thrown off in forging metal.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.