| caracole |
a horse rider's maneuver of a half turn to either side. |
| caracul |
the fur made from a karakul lambskin; broadtail. [2 definitions] |
| carafe |
a bottle, often flared at the mouth, for serving water, wine, and the like. |
| caramel |
sugar that is heated until it liquefies and turns brown, used to color and flavor foods. [2 definitions] |
| caramelize |
to turn (sugar) into caramel by heating. [2 definitions] |
| caramelized |
(of a vegetable or other food containing natural sugar) cooked to the point wherein liquids and natural sugar are released and create a sweet and nutty-tasting brown syrup. |
| carapace |
a horny covering or shield on the back of certain animals such as turtles and crustaceans. |
| carat |
a unit of weight for gems, equal to two hundred milligrams. [2 definitions] |
| caravan |
a band of people traveling together for safety, esp. across a desert. [4 definitions] |
| caravansary |
an inn, esp. in the Middle East, with a large courtyard for the animals used as transportation in a caravan. [2 definitions] |
| caravel |
a small, light, fast sailing ship used by the Spanish and Portuguese in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, with two or three masts and triangular sails. |
| caraway |
an herb bearing clusters of white flowers and aromatic, spicy seeds used as flavoring. [2 definitions] |
| carbamazepine |
an anticonvulsant drug used in the treatment of epilepsy. |
| carbide |
a binary compound of carbon and another element, such as calcium or various metals. |
| carbine |
a light rifle with a short barrel, formerly carried by cavalry soldiers. |
| carbineer |
a soldier armed with a carbine. |
| carbo- |
carbon. |
| carbohydrate |
any of a class of organic compounds including sugars, starches, and celluloses that are formed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen and that are important in plants and necessary to animal and human nutrition. [2 definitions] |
| carbolated |
containing or treated with carbolic acid. |
| carbolic acid |
phenol. |
| carbolize |
to treat or sterilize with carbolic acid. |