| Carmelite |
a monk or friar of the religious order founded at Mt. Carmel in the twelfth century. [2 definitions] |
| carminative |
a substance that induces expulsion of gas from the stomach and intestines. [2 definitions] |
| carmine |
a reddish purple pigment made from cochineal. [2 definitions] |
| carnage |
the mass killing of people; slaughter. |
| carnal |
of or pertaining to the flesh or body, esp. sexual appetites and activities. [2 definitions] |
| carnation |
any of various flowers related to the pink, with fragrant, fringed flowers of various colors, esp. red, white, and pink. |
| carnauba |
see "wax palm." [2 definitions] |
| carnelian |
a hard red or reddish brown semiprecious gemstone. |
| carnitine |
a compound, particularly concentrated in muscle, required for transporting fatty acids into mitochondria. |
| carnival |
a traveling commercial amusement show, usu. offering rides, games of chance, and sideshows. [2 definitions] |
| carnivore |
a flesh-eating animal, esp. a meat-eating mammal. (Cf. herbivore.) [2 definitions] |
| carnivorous |
flesh-eating. (Cf. herbivorous.) [2 definitions] |
| carny |
(informal) an employee of a traveling carnival. |
| carob |
a tree of the eastern Mediterranean that bears long flat pods containing a sweet pulp and hard seeds. [2 definitions] |
| carol |
a song of joy, esp. a Christmas hymn. [4 definitions] |
| Carolina |
(pl.) the U.S. states of North and South Carolina (prec. by "the"). |
| Carolus Linnaeus |
a Swedish botanist (b.1707--d.1778). |
| carom |
in pool or billiards, a shot in which the player's ball strikes two other balls in succession. [4 definitions] |
| carotene |
a reddish orange hydrocarbon pigment produced in orange, yellow, and dark green plant parts, and required in human nutrition as a source of vitamin A. |
| carotenoid |
any of several yellow to deep red pigments, like and including carotene, that is found in many vegetables and animal fats and is required in human nutrition. [3 definitions] |
| carotid |
either of the major arteries on each side of the neck, through which blood flows to the head; carotid artery. [2 definitions] |