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Cancrinite: Definition and part of speech

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Cancrinite

  1. n. A mineral occurring in hexagonal crystals, also massive, generally of a yellow color, containing silica, alumina, lime, soda, and carbon dioxide.

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.

Cancroid: Definition and part of speech

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Cancroid

  1. a. Like a cancer; as, a cancroid tumor.
  2. a. Resembling a crab; pertaining to the Cancroidea, one of the families of crabs, including the genus Cancer.

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.

Candelabrum: Definition and part of speech

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Candelabrum

  1. n. A large candlestick, having several branches.
  2. n. A lamp stand of any sort.
  3. n. A highly ornamented stand of marble or other ponderous material, usually having three feet, — frequently a votive offering to a temple.

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.