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| cacajao | (n) uakaris, Syn. genus Cacajao |
| cacalia | (n) genus of tall smooth herbs of forested mountains of Europe and Asia minor; in some classifications includes many plants usually placed in genus Emilia, Syn. genus Cacalia |
| cacao | (n) tropical American tree producing cacao beans, Syn. chocolate tree, cacao tree, Theobroma cacao |
| cacao bean | (n) seed of the cacao tree; ground roasted beans are source of chocolate, Syn. cocoa bean |
| cache | (n) a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons) |
| cache | (n) (computer science) RAM memory that is set aside as a specialized buffer storage that is continually updated; used to optimize data transfers between system elements with different characteristics, Syn. memory cache |
| cachectic | (adj) relating to or having the symptoms of cachexia |
| cachet | (n) an indication of approved or superior status, Syn. seal of approval, seal |
| cachet | (n) a warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal, Syn. lettre de cachet |
| cachet | (n) a seal on a letter |
| cacaine | n. (Chem.) The essential principle of cacao; -- now called |
| Cacajao | ‖n. [ Pg. ] (Zool) A South American short-tailed monkey (Pithecia melanocephala syn. Brachyurus melanocephala). |
| cacao | n. [ Sp., fr. Mex. kakahuatl. Cf. Cocoa, Chocolate ] (Bot.) A small evergreen tree (Theobroma Cacao) of South America and the West Indies. Its fruit contains an edible pulp, inclosing seeds about the size of an almond, from which cocoa, chocolate, and broma are prepared. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Cachaemia | |
| cachalot | n. [ F. cachalot. ] (Zoöl.) The sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus). It has in the top of its head a large cavity, containing an oily fluid, which, after death, concretes into a whitish crystalline substance called |
| cache | v. t. To store in a cache{ 1 }. [ PJC ] |
| cache | n. [ F., a hiding place, fr. cacher to conceal, to hide. ] |
| Cachectical | |
| Cachemia | |
| Cachepot | ‖n. [ F., fr. cacher to hide + pot a pot. ] An ornamental casing for a flowerpot, of porcelain, metal, paper, etc. [ 1913 Webster ] |