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Ceratobranchial

Pertaining to the bone, or cartilage, below the epibranchial in a branchial arch. A ceratobranchial bone, or cartilage.

Ceratodus

A genus of ganoid fishes, of the order Dipnoi, first known as Mesozoic fossil fishes; but recently two living species have been discovered in Australian rivers. They have lungs so well developed that they can leave the water and breathe in air. In Australia they are called salmon and baramunda. See Dipnoi, and Archipterygium.

Ceratohyal

Pertaining to the bone, or cartilage, below the epihyal in the hyoid arch. A ceratohyal bone, or cartilage, which, in man, forms one of the small horns of the hyoid.

Ceratophyllaceae

a natural family coextensive with the genus Ceratophyllum; the hornworts.

Ceratophyllum

the sole genus constituting the family Ceratophyllaceae; the hornworts.

Ceratopogonidae

a natural family of insects including the biting midges and sand flies.

Ceratopsia

a suborder of extinct animals including triceratops.

ceratopsian

any of several four-footed herbivorous horned dinosaurs with enormous beaked skulls, of the late Cretaceous in North America and Mongolia.

Ceratopsidae

an extinct family of American ceratopsian dinosaurs.

Ceratosaurus

A swift-running bipedal carnivorous American Jurassic dinosaur allied to the European Megalosaurus. The animal was nearly twenty feet in length, and the skull bears a bony short horn between the nostrils on the united nasal bones. See Illustration in Appendix.

Ceratospongiae

An order of sponges in which the skeleton consists of horny fibers. It includes all the commercial sponges.

ceratozamia

a small cycad of the genus Ceratozamia having a short scaly woody trunk and fernlike foliage and woody cones; Mexico.

Ceraunics

That branch of physics which treats of heat and electricity.

Ceraunoscope

An instrument or apparatus employed in the ancient mysteries to imitate thunder and lightning.

Cerberean

Of or pertaining to, or resembling, Cerberus.

Cercal

Of or pertaining to the tail.

Cercaria

The larval form of a trematode worm having the shape of a tadpole, with its body terminated by a tail-like appendage.

Cercarian

Of, like, or pertaining to, the Cercari/. One of the Cercari/.

Cercopidae

a natural family comprising the froghoppers or spittlebugs.

Cercopithecidae

a natural family of Old World monkeys including the guenon, baboon, colobus monkey, langur, macaque, mandrill, mangabey, patas, and proboscis monkey.

Cercopithecus

type genus of the Cercopithecidae, consisting of one genus of guenons.

Cercopod

One of the jointed antenniform appendages of the posterior somites of certain insects.

Cercospora

form genus of imperfect fungi that are leaf parasites with long slender spores.

Cercosporella

form genus of imperfect fungi lacking pigment in the spores and conidiophores.

Cere

To wax; to cover or close with wax.

Cereal

Any grass cultivated for its edible grain, or the grain itself; -- usually in the plural.

Cerealia

Public festivals in honor of Ceres.

Cerealin

A nitrogenous substance closely resembling diastase, obtained from bran, and possessing the power of converting starch into dextrin, sugar, and lactic acid.

Cerebellum

The large lobe of the hind brain in front of and above the medulla; the little brain. It controls combined muscular action. See Brain.

Cerebral

One of a class of lingual consonants in the East Indian languages. See Lingual, n.

Cerebralism

The doctrine or theory that psychical phenomena are functions or products of the brain only.

Cerebrate

To exhibit mental activity; to have the brain in action.

Cerebration

Action of the brain, whether conscious or unconscious.

Cerebric

Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the brain.

Cerebrifugal

Applied to those nerve fibers which go from the brain to the spinal cord, and so transfer cerebral impulses (centrifugal impressions) outwards.

Cerebrin

A nonphosphorized, nitrogenous substance, obtained from brain and nerve tissue by extraction with boiling alcohol. It is uncertain whether it exists as such in nerve tissue, or is a product of the decomposition of some more complex substance.

Cerebripetal

Applied to those nerve fibers which go from the spinal cord to the brain and so transfer sensations (centripetal impressions) from the exterior inwards.

Cerebro-spinal

Of or pertaining to the central nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.

Cerebroid

Resembling, or analogous to, the cerebrum or brain.

Cerebrology

The science which treats of the cerebrum or brain.

Cerebropathy

A hypochondriacal condition verging upon insanity, occurring in those whose brains have been unduly taxed; -- called also brain fag.

Cerebroscopy

Examination of the brain for the diagnosis of disease; esp., the act or process of diagnosticating the condition of the brain by examination of the interior of the eye (as with an ophthalmoscope).

Cerebrose

A sugarlike body obtained by the decomposition of the nitrogenous non-phosphorized principles of the brain.

Cerebrum

The anterior, and in man the larger, division of the brain; the seat of the reasoning faculties and the will. See Brain.

Cerecloth

A cloth smeared with melted wax, or with some gummy or glutinous matter.

Cerement

A cerecloth used for the special purpose of enveloping a dead body when embalmed. Any shroud or wrapping for the dead.

Ceremonial

A system of rules and ceremonies, enjoined by law, or established by custom, in religious worship, social intercourse, or the courts of princes; outward form.

Ceremonially

According to rites and ceremonies; as, a person ceremonially unclean.

Ceremonious

Consisting of outward forms and rites; ceremonial. [In this sense ceremonial is now preferred.]

Ceremony

Ar act or series of acts, often of a symbolical character, prescribed by law, custom, or authority, in the conduct of important matters, as in the performance of religious duties, the transaction of affairs of state, and the celebration of notable events; as, the ceremony of crowning a sovereign; the ceremonies observed in consecrating a church; marriage and baptismal ceremonies.

Ceres

The daughter of Saturn and Ops or Rhea, the goddess of corn and tillage.

Ceresin

A white wax, made by bleaching and purifying ozocerite, and used as a substitute for beeswax.

Cereus

A genus of plants of the Cactus family. They are natives of America, from California to Chili.

Cerevis

A small visorless cap, worn by members of German student corps. It is made in the corps colors, and usually bears the insignia of the corps.

Ceria

Cerium oxide, CeO2, a white infusible substance constituting about one per cent of the material of the common incandescent mantle.

Cerin

A waxy substance extracted by alcohol or ether from cork; sometimes applied also to the portion of beeswax which is soluble in alcohol.

Cerinthian

One of an ancient religious sect, so called from Cerinthus, a Jew, who attempted to unite the doctrines of Christ with the opinions of the Jews and Gnostics.

Ceriph

One of the fine lines of a letter, esp. one of the fine cross strokes at the top and bottom of letters.

Cerise

Cherry-colored; a light bright red; -- applied to textile fabrics, especially silk.

Cerite

A mineral of a brownish of cherry-red color, commonly massive. It is a hydrous silicate of cerium and allied metals.

Cerium

A rare metallic element, occurring in the minerals cerite, allanite, monazite, etc. Symbol Ce. Atomic weight 141.5. It resembles iron in color and luster, but is soft, and both malleable and ductile. It tarnishes readily in the air.

Cernuous

Inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping; -- said of a bud, flower, fruit, or the capsule of a moss.

Cero

A large and valuable fish of the Mackerel family, of the genus Scomberomorus. Two species are found in the West Indies and less commonly on the Atlantic coast of the United States, -- the common cero (Scomberomorus caballa), called also kingfish, and spotted, or king, cero (Scomberomorus regalis).

Cerolite

A hydrous silicate of magnesium, allied to serpentine, occurring in waxlike masses of a yellow or greenish color.

Ceroma

The unguent (a composition of oil and wax) with which wrestlers were anointed among the ancient Romans.

Ceromancy

Divination by dropping melted wax in water.

Ceroon

A bale or package. covered with hide, or with wood bound with hide; as, a ceroon of indigo, cochineal, etc.

Ceroplastic

Relating to the art of modeling in wax. Modeled in wax; as, a ceroplastic figure.

Cerosin

A waxy substance obtained from the bark of the sugar cane, and crystallizing in delicate white lamin/.

Cerotene

A white waxy solid obtained from Chinese wax, and by the distillation of cerotin.

Cerotic

Pertaining to, or derived from, beeswax or Chinese wax; as, cerotic acid or alcohol.

Cerotin

A white crystalline substance, C27H55.OH, obtained from Chinese wax, and regarded as an alcohol of the paraffin series; -- called also cerotic alcohol, ceryl alcohol.

Cerotype

A printing process of engraving on a surface of wax spread on a steel plate, for electrotyping.

Cerrial

Of or pertaining to the cerris.

Cerris

A species of oak (Quercus cerris) native in the Orient and southern Europe; -- called also bitter oak and Turkey oak.

Certainly

Without doubt or question; unquestionably.

Certainty

The quality, state, or condition, of being certain.

Certes

Certainly; in truth; verily.

Certhiidae

a natural family of birds cosisting of several species of creepers, such as Certhia americana, the tree creeper.

certifiable

presenting symptoms of mental illness sufficient for legal commitment to a mental institution.

Certificate

A written testimony to the truth of any fact; as, certificate of good behavior.

certified

endorsed authoritatively as having met certain requirements; guranteed; as, certified milk; certified mail; a certified check. Opposite of uncertified.

certified check

a check drawn on a bank and bearing marks from that bank guaranteeing that funds have been reserved for payment.

Certify

To give cetain information to; to assure; to make certain.

Certiorari

A writ issuing out of chancery, or a superior court, to call up the records of a inferior court, or remove a cause there depending, in order that the party may have more sure and speedy justice, or that errors and irregularities may be corrected. It is obtained upon complaint of a party that he has not received justice, or can not have an impartial trial in the inferior court.

Certitude

Freedom from doubt; assurance; certainty.

Cerulein

A fast dyestuff, C20H8O6, made by heating gallein with strong sulphuric acid. It dyes mordanted fabrics green.

Cerulenin

an antifungal antibiotic, C12H17NO3. It inhibits the growth of yeasts by interfering with the synthesis of sterols and fatty acids.

Ceruleum

A greenish blue pigment prepared in various ways, consisting essentially of cobalt stannate. Unlike other cobalt blues, it does not change color by gaslight.

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