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  • English Word Cingulum Definition A distinct girdle or band of color; a raised spiral line as seen on certain univalve shells.
  • English Word Cingulum Definition The clitellus of earthworms.
  • English Word Cingulum Definition The base of the crown of a tooth.
  • English Word Cinnabar Definition Red sulphide of mercury, occurring in brilliant red crystals, and also in red or brown amorphous masses. It is used in medicine.
  • English Word Cinnabar Definition The artificial red sulphide of mercury used as a pigment; vermilion.
  • English Word Cinnabarine Definition Pertaining to, or resembling, cinnabar; consisting of cinnabar, or containing it; as, cinnabarine sand.
  • English Word Cinnamene Definition Styrene (which was formerly called cinnamene because obtained from cinnamic acid). See Styrene.
  • English Word Cinnamic Definition Pertaining to, or obtained from, cinnamon.
  • English Word Cinnamomic Definition See Cinnamic.
  • English Word Cinnamon Definition The inner bark of the shoots of Cinnamomum Zeylanicum, a tree growing in Ceylon. It is aromatic, of a moderately pungent taste, and is one of the best cordial, carminative, and restorative spices.
  • English Word Cinnamon Definition Cassia.
  • English Word Cinnamone Definition A yellow crystalline substance, (C6H5.C2H2)2CO, the ketone of cinnamic acid.
  • English Word Cinnamyl Definition The hypothetical radical, (C6H5.C2H2)2C, of cinnamic compounds.
  • English Word Cinnoline Definition A nitrogenous organic base, C8H6N2, analogous to quinoline, obtained from certain complex diazo compounds.
  • English Word Cinque Definition Five; the number five in dice or cards.
  • English Word Cinque Ports Definition Five English ports, to which peculiar privileges were anciently accorded; -- viz., Hastings, Romney, Hythe, Dover, and Sandwich; afterwards increased by the addition of Winchelsea, Rye, and some minor places.
  • English Word Cinque-pace Definition A lively dance (called also galliard), the steps of which were regulated by the number five.
  • English Word Cinque-spotted Definition Five-spotted.
  • English Word Cinquecento Definition The sixteenth century, when applied to Italian art or literature; as, the sculpture of the Cinquecento; Cinquecento style.
  • English Word Cinquefoil Definition The name of several different species of the genus Potentilla; -- also called five-finger, because of the resemblance of its leaves to the fingers of the hand.
  • English Word Cinquefoil Definition An ornamental foliation having five points or cups, used in windows, panels, etc.
  • English Word Cinter Definition See Center.
  • English Word Cinura Definition The group of Thysanura which includes Lepisma and allied forms; the bristletails. See Bristletail, and Lepisma.
  • English Word Cion Definition See Scion.
  • English Word Ciorculated Definition of Circulate
  • English Word Cipher Definition A character [0] which, standing by itself, expresses nothing, but when placed at the right hand of a whole number, increases its value tenfold.
  • English Word Cipher Definition One who, or that which, has no weight or influence.
  • English Word Cipher Definition A character in general, as a figure or letter.
  • English Word Cipher Definition A combination or interweaving of letters, as the initials of a name; a device; a monogram; as, a painter's cipher, an engraver's cipher, etc. The cut represents the initials N. W.
  • English Word Cipher Definition A private alphabet, system of characters, or other mode of writing, contrived for the safe transmission of secrets; also, a writing in such characters.