Cancerite
(Can"cer*ite) n. [Cf. F. cancéreux.] Like a cancer; having the qualities or virulence of a cancer; affected
with cancer. "Cancerous vices." G. Eliot.
Cancerous
(Can"cer*ous) a. [Cf. F. cancéreux] Like a cancer; having the qualities or virulence of a
cancer; affected with cancer. "cancerous vices" G. Eliot.
[1913 Webster]
— Can"cer*ous*ly, adv. — Can"cer*ous*ness, n.
Cancriform
(Can"cri*form) a. [Cancer + -form; cf. F. cancriforme.]
1. Having the form of, or resembling, a crab; crab- shaped.
2. Like a cancer; cancerous.
Cancrine
(Can"crine) a. [From Cancer.] Having the qualities of a crab; crablike.
Cancrinite
(Can"cri*nite) n. [Named after Count Cancrin, a minister of finance in Russia.] (Min.) A
mineral occurring in hexagonal crystals, also massive, generally of a yellow color, containing silica, alumina,
lime, soda, and carbon dioxide.
Cancroid
(Can"croid) a. [Cancer + oid.]
1. (Zoöl.) Resembling a crab; pertaining to the Cancroidea, one of the families of crabs, including the
genus Cancer.
2. Like a cancer; as, a cancroid tumor.
Cand
(Cand) n. Fluor spar. See Kand.
Candelabrum
(Can`de*la"brum) n.; pl. L. Candelabra E. Candelabrums [L., fr. candela candle. See
candle.]
1. (Antiq.) (a) A lamp stand of any sort. (b) A highly ornamented stand of marble or other ponderous
material, usually having three feet, — frequently a votive offering to a temple.
2. A large candlestick, having several branches.
Candent
(Can`dent) a. [L. candens, p. pr. of candëre to glitter. See Candid.] Heated to whiteness; glowing
with heat. "A candent vessel." Boyle.
Canderos
(||Can"de*ros) n. An East Indian resin, of a pellucid white color, from which small ornaments
and toys are sometimes made.
