Catfish
Cat″fish′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) A name given in the United States to various species of siluroid fishes; as, the yellow cat (Amiurus natalis); the bind cat (Gronias nigrilabrus); the m...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Catgut
Cat″gut′ (?), n. [Cat + gut.] 1. A cord of great toughness made from the intestines of animals, esp. of sheep, used for strings of musical instruments, etc.2. A sort of linen or...
Catharine wheel
Cath″a‐rine wheel′ (?). See catherine wheel.
Catharist
Cath″a‐rist (?), n. [LL. catharista, fr. Gr. � clean, pure.] One aiming at or pretending to a greater purity of like than others about him; — applied to persons of various sects...
Catharsis
‖Ca‐thar″sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. �. See Cathartic.] (Med.) A natural or artificial purgation of any passage, as of the mouth, bowels, etc.
Catharsis (2)
Ca‐thar″sis (?), n.(Psychotherapy) The process of relieving an abnormal excitement by reëstablishing the association of the emotion with the memory or idea of the event that fir...
Cathartic
{ Ca‐thar″tic (?), Ca‐thar″ic‐al (?), } a. [Gr. �, fr. � to cleanse, fr. � pure; akin to F. chaste.] 1. (Med.) Cleansing the bowels; promoting evacuations by stool; purgative.2....
Cathartic (2)
Ca‐thar″tic, n.(Med.) A medicine that promotes alvine discharges; a purge; a purgative of moderate activity.☞ The cathartics are more energetic and certain in action that the la...
cathartin
ca‐thar″tin (?), n.(Chem.) The bitter, purgative principle of senna. It is a glucoside with the properties of a weak acid; — called also cathartic acid, and cathartina.
Cathay
Ca‐thay″ (?), n. China; — an old name for the Celestial Empire, said have been introduced by Marco Polo and to be a corruption of the Tartar name for North China (Khitai, the co...
Cathead
Cat″head′ (?), n.(Naut.) A projecting piece of timber or iron near the bow of vessel, to which the anchor is hoisted and secured.
Cathedra
‖Cath″e‐dra (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. � seat. See Chair.] The official chair or throne of a bishop, or of any person in high authority.Ex cathedra, in the exercise of one's office; w...
Cathedral
Ca‐the″dral (?), n. [LL. cathedralis (sc. ecclesia): cf. F. cathédrale. See Cathedra.] The principal church in a diocese, so called because in it the bishop has his official cha...
Cathedral (2)
Ca‐the″dral, a. [LL. cathedralis: cf. F. cathédral.]1. Pertaining to the head church of a diocese; as, a cathedral church; cathedral service.2. Emanating from the chair of offic...
Cathedralic
Cath′e‐dral″ic (?), a. Cathedral.
Cathedrated
Cath′e‐dra″ted (?), a. [From Cathedra.] Relating to the chair or office of a teacher.
Catheretic
Cath′e‐ret″ic (?), n.(Med.) A mild kind caustic used to reduce warts and other excrescences. Dunglison.
Catherine wheel
Cath″er‐ine wheel′ (?). [So called from St. Catherine of Alexandria, who is represented with a wheel, in allusion to her martyrdom.] 1. (Geoth.Arth.) Same as Rose window and Whe...
Catheter
Cath″e‐ter (?), n.(Med.) The name of various instruments for passing along mucous canals, esp. applied to a tubular instrument to be introduced into the bladder through the uret...
Catheterism
{ Cath″e‐ter‐ism (?), Cath′e‐ter‐i‐za″tion (?), } n.(Med.) The operation of introducing a catheter.
Catheterize
Cath″e‐ter‐ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Catheterized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Catheterizing.] (Med.) To operate on with a catheter. Dunglison.
Cathetometer
Cath′e‐tom″e‐ter (?), n. [From Gr. � vertical height + -meter.] An instrument for the accurate measurement of small differences of height; esp. of the differences in the height ...
Cathetus
‖Cath″e‐tus (?), n.; pl.catheti (#). [L., fr. Gr. � a perpendicular line, fr. � let down, fr. �. See Catheter.] (Geom.) One line or radius falling perpendicularly on another; as...
Cathode
Cath″ode (?), n.(Physics) The part of a voltaic battery by which the electric current leaves substances through which it passes, or the surface at which the electric current pas...
Cathodic
Ca‐thod″ic (kȧ‐thŏd″ĭk), a.(Physiol.) A term applied to the centrifugal, or efferent, course of the nervous influence. Marshall Hall.
Cathodograph
{ Ca‐thod″o‐graph (?), n. Also Ca‐thod″e‐graph (?) }. [Cathode + -graph.] (Physics) A picture produced by the Röntgen rays; a radiograph.
Catholic
Cath″o‐lic (kăth″ō̍‐ĭk), a. [L. catholicus, Gr. καθολικόσ, universal, general; κατά down, wholly + ὅλοσ whole, probably akin to E. solid: cf. F. catholique.] 1. Universal or gen...