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61. calcīnen v.

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Alch. & med. (a) To reduce (sth.) to powder by heating; (b) to change the nature of (sth.) by heating in a certain way.

62. calefacciǒun n.

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Med. An inflammation.

63. calefactī̆f adj. & n.

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Med. (a) Of a remedy or a diet: producing heat in the body, warming; (b) a medicine which increases heat.

64. calefactō̆rie n.

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Med. A remedy which increases the heat of the body (or of a part of the body).

65. canal(e n.

Additional spellings: canale
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A pipe or tube.

66. cappe n.

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(a) A headdress, a hat; esp., a small head covering worn under the hood; (b) a priest's close-fitting cap, the coif covering the tonsure; also, any kind of head covering for ecclesiastics; (c) a…

67. carbuncle n.

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(a) A precious stone, any of the gems called carbuncles; esp., that carbuncle which shines in the dark; (b) a decorative material made of (or resembling) carbuncles; (c) something excellent or…

68. carmināciǒun n.

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Med. The dispersion of wind or gas in the body.

69. carmināt ppl.

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Med. Of wind in the body or a flatulent swelling: dispersed, removed.

70. carmināten v.

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Med. To disperse (matter, humors), remove.

71. carminātī̆f adj.

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Med. Having the property of dispersing wind in the body.

72. carminen v.

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Med. To disperse (coagulated matter, humors, etc.).

73. carnātī̆f adj.

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Med. Aiding the growth of flesh.

74. cā̆s n.

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(a) State of affairs, circumstances, situation; predicament; hard cas; the fortunes (of a person), lot, destiny; (b) senden cas, yeven cas, to grant fortune, rule destiny; grant (a certain kind of)…

75. casten v.

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(a) To throw (sth.) to a distance, fling, hurl; pour or sprinkle (water); (b) sift (sand); (c) scatter (seed), sow; (d) throw at (sb.).

76. castor n.

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(a) The European beaver Castor fiber; (b) the European otter .

77. castōrie, -ium n.

Additional spellings: castorium
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Med. (a) = castor 2. (a); (b) erroneously: the testicle of a beaver.

78. cataracte n.

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(a) One of the 'floodgates' of heaven; cataracte of the ether; (b) med. a cataract of the eye.

79. catarre n.

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Med. Any disease characterized by inflammation of, and discharge from, the mucous membranes of the head and throat.

80. cathaplasma n.

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Med. A poultice containing herbs, a cataplasm.