cadmium sulphide

ore of cadmium; a rare yellowish mineral consisting of cadmium sulphide in crystalline form ;

cadmium yellow

pigment of cadmium sulfide and barium sulfate varying in hue from lemon yellow to orange ;

cadmium yellow pale

pale-hued cadmium yellow pigment ;

cadra

a genus of Pyralidae ;

cadra cautella

a moth whose larvae feed on and mat together with webbing various stored products of vegetable origin ;

cadra figulilella

moth whose larvae attack dried fruits and cereal products ;

cadre

a nucleus of military personnel capable of expansion ; a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement ;

caduceus

an insignia used by the medical profession; modeled after the staff of Hermes ;

caeciliadae

coextensive with the order Gymnophiona: legless amphibians ;

caecilian

any of the small slender limbless burrowing wormlike amphibians of the order Gymnophiona; inhabit moist soil in tropical regions ;

caeciliidae

coextensive with the order Gymnophiona: legless amphibians ;

caecum

the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens; "the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum" ;

caelum

a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Columba and Eridanus ;

caenogenesis

introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (as addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution) ;

caenolestes

type genus of the family Caenolestidae ;

caenolestidae

small marsupials of southern South America ;

caesalpinia

small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana ;

caesalpinia bonduc

tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries ;

caesalpinia bonducella

tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries ;

caesalpinia coriaria

small thornless tree or shrub of tropical America whose seed pods are a source of tannin ;

caesalpinia decapetala

spreading thorny shrub of tropical Asia bearing large erect racemes of red-marked yellow flowers ;

caesalpinia echinata

tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry ;

caesalpinia ferrea

thornless tree yielding heavy wood ;

caesalpinia gilliesii

a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana ;

caesalpinia pulcherrima

tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana ;

caesalpinia sepiaria

spreading thorny shrub of tropical Asia bearing large erect racemes of red-marked yellow flowers ;

caesalpiniaceae

spiny trees, shrubs, or perennial herbs, including the genera Caesalpinia, Cassia, Ceratonia, Bauhinia; commonly included in the family Leguminosae ;

caesalpinioideae

alternative name in some classification systems for the family Caesalpiniaceae ;

caesar

conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC) ; United States comedian who pioneered comedy television shows (born 1922) ;

caesar's agaric

widely distributed edible mushroom resembling the fly agaric ;

caesar salad

typically having fried croutons and dressing made with a raw egg ;

caesarea

an ancient seaport in northwestern Israel; an important Roman city in ancient Palestine ;

caesarean

the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) ;

caesarean delivery

the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) ;

caesarean section

the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) ;

caesarian

the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) ;

caesarian delivery

the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) ;

caesarian section

the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) ;

caesarism

a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) ;

caesaropapism

the doctrine that the state is supreme over the church in ecclesiastical matters ;