| CARBAMIDINES | • CARBAMIDINE n. another name for guanidine. |
| CARBIMAZOLES | • CARBIMAZOLE n. a drug that inhibits the synthesis of the hormone thyroxine, used in the management of hyperthyroidism. |
| CARBOHYDRASE | • carbohydrase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of polysaccharides into simple sugars. • CARBOHYDRASE n. any of a group of enzymes (as amylase) that promote hydrolysis or synthesis of a carbohydrate (as a disaccharide). |
| CARBOHYDRATE | • carbohydrate n. (Organic chemistry, nutrition) A sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant. • carbohydrate n. (Colloquial, by extension, metonymically) Any food rich in starch or other carbohydrates. • CARBOHYDRATE n. a compound of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen; extended to similar compounds, the sugars and starches which form the main source of energy in food. |
| CARBONACEOUS | • carbonaceous adj. Of, relating to, rich in, or yielding carbon, or a compound of carbon. • CARBONACEOUS adj. coaly; containing much carbon. |
| CARBONADOING | • carbonadoing v. Present participle of carbonado. • CARBONADO v. (Spanish) to broil on coals, also CARBONADE, CARBONNADE. |
| CARBONATIONS | • carbonations n. Plural of carbonation. • CARBONATION n. impregnation with carbon dioxide. |
| CARBONATITES | • carbonatites n. Plural of carbonatite. • CARBONATITE n. any igneous rock composed chiefly of carbonates rather than silicates. |
| CARBONYLATED | • carbonylated adj. Subjected to carbonylation. • CARBONYLATE v. to introduce the carbonyl group into. |
| CARBONYLATES | • carbonylates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of carbonylate. • CARBONYLATE v. to introduce the carbonyl group into. |
| CARBOXYLASES | • carboxylases n. Plural of carboxylase. • CARBOXYLASE n. an enzyme that catalyzes decarboxylation or carboxylation. |
| CARBOXYLATED | • carboxylated v. Simple past tense and past participle of carboxylate. • carboxylated adj. (Chemistry) Converted into a carboxylic acid, normally by the oxidation of an alcohol or aldehyde. • CARBOXYLATE v. to introduce carboxyl or carbon dioxide into (a compound) with formation of a carboxylic acid. |
| CARBOXYLATES | • carboxylates n. Plural of carboxylate. • CARBOXYLATE v. to introduce carboxyl or carbon dioxide into (a compound) with formation of a carboxylic acid. |
| CARBURATIONS | • carburations n. Plural of carburation; Alternative spelling of carburetions. • CARBURATION n. combination with carbon. |
| CARBURETIONS | • carburetions n. Plural of carburetion. • CARBURETION n. the process of carburetting. |
| CARBURETTERS | • carburetters n. Plural of carburetter. • CARBURETTER n. an apparatus for charging a gas with carbon compounds, also CARBURETER, CARBURETOR, CARBURETTOR. |
| CARBURETTING | • carburetting v. Present participle of carburet. • CARBURET v. to combine with carbon, also CARBURATE. |
| CARBURETTORS | • carburettors n. Plural of carburettor. • CARBURETTOR n. an apparatus for charging a gas with carbon compounds, also CARBURETER, CARBURETOR, CARBURETTER. |
| CARBYLAMINES | • carbylamines n. Plural of carbylamine. • CARBYLAMINE n. another name for isocyanide. |