Webster's Dictionary 1913

2431

Cetewale

Cet″e‐wale (?), n. [OF. citoal, F. zedoaire. See Zedoary.] Same as Zedoary. Chaucer.

2432

Cetic

Ce″tic (?), a. Of or pertaining to a whale.

2433

Cetin

Ce″tin (?), n. [L. cetus whale.] (Chem.) A white, waxy substance, forming the essential part of spermaceti.

2434

Cetological

Ce′to‐log″ic‐al (?), a. Of or pertaining to cetology.

2435

Cetologist

Ce‐tol″o‐gist (?), a. One versed in cetology.

2436

Cetology

Ce‐tol″o‐gy (?), n. [Gr. � whale + -logy: cf. F. cétologie.] The description or natural history of cetaceous animals.

2437

Cetraric

Ce‐trar″ic (?), a. Pertaining to, or derived from, the lichen, Iceland moss (Cetaria Islandica).Cetraric acid. See Cetrarin.

2438

Cetrarin

Cet″ra‐rin (?), n. [From Cetraria Islandica, the scientific name of Iceland moss.] (Chem.) A white substance extracted from the lichen, Iceland moss (Cetraria Islandica). It con...

2439

Cetyl

Ce″tyl (?), n. [Gr. � whale + -yl.] (Chem.) A radical, C16H33, not yet isolated, but supposed to exist in a series of compounds homologous with the ethyl compounds, and derived ...

2440

Cetylic

Ce‐tyl″ic (?), a.(Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, spermaceti.Cetylic alcohol(Chem.), a white, waxy, crystalline solid, obtained from spermaceti, and regarded as homol...

2441

Ceylanite

Cey″lan‐ite (?), n. [F., fr. Ceylan Ceylon.] (Min.) A dingy blue, or grayish black, variety of spinel. It is also called pleonaste. [Written also ceylonite.]

2442

Ceylonese

Cey′lon‐ese″ (?), a. Of or pertaining to Ceylon. — n. sing. & pl. A native or natives of Ceylon.

2443

Cha

Cha (chä), n. [Chin. ch‘a.] [Also chaa, chais, tsia, etc.] Tea; — the Chinese (Mandarin) name, used generally in early works of travel, and now for a kind of rolled tea used in ...

2444

Chab

Chab (chăb), n.(Zoöl.) The red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes Carolinus).

2445

Chabasite

{ Chab″a‐site (kăb″ȧ‐sīt), Cab″a‐zite (kăb″ȧ‐zīt), } n. [Gr. χαβαζίοσ one of twenty species of stones mentioned in the poem Περί λίθων, ascribed to Orpheus.] (Min.) A mineral oc...

2446

Chablis

‖Cha‐blis″ (shȧ‐blē″), n. A white wine made near Chablis, a town in France.

2447

Chabouk

{ ‖Cha‐bouk″, ‖Cha‐buk″ (?), } n. [Hind. chābuk horsewhip.] A long whip, such as is used in the East in the infliction of punishment. Balfour.

2448

Chace

Chace (?), n. See 3d Chase, n., 3.

2449

Chace (2)

Chace, v. t. To pursue. See Chasev. t.

2450

Chachalaca

‖Cha′cha‐la″ca (?), n.(Zoöl.) The Texan guan (Ortalis vetula). [written also chiacalaca.]

2451

Chack

Chack (chăk), v. i. To toss up the head frequently, as a horse to avoid the restraint of the bridle.

2452

Chacma

‖Chac″ma (?), n. A large species of African baboon (Cynocephalus porcarius); — called also ursine baboon. [See Illust. of Baboon.]

2453

Chaconne

‖Cha‐conne″ (?), n. [F., fr. Sp. chacona.] (Mus.) An old Spanish dance in moderate three-four measure, like the Passacaglia, which is slower. Both are used by classical composer...

2454

Chad

Chad (shăd), n. See Shad.

2455

Chætetes

‖Chæ‐te″tes (?), n.(Zoöl.) A genus of fossil corals, common in the lower Silurian limestones.

2456

Chætiferous

Chæ‐tif″er‐ous (?), a. [Gr. � hair + -ferous.] (Zoöl.) Bearing setæ.

2457

Chætodont

Chæ″to‐dont (?), n.(Zoöl.) A marine fish of the family Chætodontidæ. The chætodonts have broad, compressed bodies, and usually bright colors.