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n.; pl. E. acacias L. acaciae [ L. from Gr. 'akaki`a; orig. the name of a thorny tree found in Egypt; prob. fr. the root ak to be sharp. See Acute. ] 1. [ capitalized ] A genus of leguminous trees and shrubs. Nearly 300 species are Australian or Polynesian, and have terete or vertically compressed leaf stalks, instead of the bipinnate leaves of the much fewer species of America, Africa, etc. Very few are found in temperate climates. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) The inspissated juice of several species of acacia; -- called also gum acacia, and gum arabic. AS [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Gum arabic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. advocatie, LL. advocatia. See Advocate. ] The act of pleading for or supporting; work of advocating; intercession. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. barrel cacti /plu>. any of several large cacti native to the southwestern U. S. and Mexico, having a short cylindrical form with deep vertical ribs and bearing sharp spines. They are classed in the genera Ferocactus and Echinocactus. [ PJC ]

n. a natural family of tropical trees with large dry or fleshy fruit containing usually woolly seeds.
Syn. -- family Bombacaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a natural family of plants with four-petaled flowers.
Syn. -- Cruciferae, family Cruciferae, family Brassicaceae, mustard family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. brassica cabbage. ] (Bot.) Related to, or resembling, the cabbage, or plants of the Cabbage family. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) The essential principle of cacao; -- now called theobromine. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Pg. ] (Zool) A South American short-tailed monkey (Pithecia melanocephala syn. Brachyurus melanocephala). [ Written also cacajo. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]

{ ‖‖ n. [ NL., fr. Gr. kako`s bad+ a"i^ma blood.] (Med.) A degenerated or poisoned condition of the blood. [1913 Webster]

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 spermaceti. See Sperm whale. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., a hiding place, fr. cacher to conceal, to hide. ] 1. A hole in the ground, or other hiding place, for concealing and preserving provisions which it is inconvenient to carry. Kane. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is hidden in a cache{ 2 }; a hoard; a stockpile. [ PJC ]

3. (Computers) A form of memory in a computer which has a faster access time than most of main memory, and is usually used to store the most frequently accessed data in main memory during execution of a program. [ PJC ]

v. t. To store in a cache{ 1 }. [ PJC ]

{ } a. [ L. cachecticus, Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;: cf. F. cachectique. ] Having, or pertaining to, cachexia; as, cachectic remedies; cachectical blood. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ ‖/mhw>, n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; bad + &unr_; blood. ] (Med.) A degenerated or poisoned condition of the blood. -- Ca*chæ"mic, Ca*che"mic a. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ F., fr. cacher to hide + pot a pot. ] An ornamental casing for a flowerpot, of porcelain, metal, paper, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. fr. cacher to hide. ] A seal, as of a letter. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lettre de cachet [ F. ], a sealed letter, especially a letter or missive emanating from the sovereign; -- much used in France before the Revolution as an arbitrary order of imprisonment. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖, n. [ L. cachexia, Gr. kachexi`a; kako`s bad + "e`xis condition.] A condition of ill health and impairment of nutrition due to impoverishment of the blood, esp. when caused by a specific morbid process (as cancer or tubercle). [1913 Webster]

n. [ L. cachinnatio, fr. cachinnare to laugh aloud, cf. Gr. kacha`zein. ] Loud or immoderate laughter; -- often a symptom of hysterical or maniacal affections. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hideous grimaces . . . attended this unusual cachinnation. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Consisting of, or accompanied by, immoderate laughter. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cachinnatory buzzes of approval. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. A fermented liquor made in Cayenne from the grated root of the manioc, and resembling perry. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. cacholong, said to be from Cach, the name of a river in Bucharia + cholon, a Calmuck word for stone; or fr. a Calmuck word meaning “beautiful stone” ] (Min.) An opaque or milk-white chalcedony, a variety of quartz; also, a similar variety of opal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. See Cashoo. ] A silvered aromatic pill, used to correct the odor of the breath. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp. ] An Andalusian dance in three-four time, resembling the bolero. [ Sometimes in English spelled cachuca ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The orchestra plays the cachucha. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp. ] (Med.) A pastil or troche, composed of various aromatic and other ingredients, highly celebrated in India as an antidote, and as a stomachic and antispasmodic. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp. ] See Cazique. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ OE. cakken, fr. L. cacare; akin to Gr. kakka^n, and to OIr. cacc dung; cf. AS. cac. ] To ease the body by stool; to go to stool. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. caquerel cagarel (Cotgr.), from the root of E. cack. ] (Zoöl.) The mendole; a small worthless Mediterranean fish considered poisonous by the ancients. See Mendole. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Cackled p. pr. & vb. n. Cackling ] [ OE. cakelen; cf. LG. kakeln, D. kakelen, G. gackeln, gackern; all of imitative origin. Cf. Gagle, Cake to cackle. ] 1. To make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose does. [ 1913 Webster ]

When every goose is cackling. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To laugh with a broken noise, like the cackling of a hen or a goose; to giggle. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To talk in a silly manner; to prattle. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The sharp broken noise made by a goose or by a hen that has laid an egg. [ 1913 Webster ]

By her cackle saved the state. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Idle talk; silly prattle. [ 1913 Webster ]

There is a buzz and cackle all around regarding the sermon. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A fowl that cackles. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who prattles, or tells tales; a tattler. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The broken noise of a goose or a hen. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Having the fluids of the body vitiated, especially the blood. Wiseman. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. [ NL. cacochymia, fr. Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;; kako`s bad + &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; juice: cf. F. cacochymie. ] (Med.) A vitiated state of the humors, or fluids, of the body, esp. of the blood. -- Cac`o*chym"ic Cac`o*chym"ic*al a. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;; kako`s bad + &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; demon: cf. F. cacodémon. ] 1. An evil spirit; a devil or demon. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) The nightmare. Dunaglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Heretical. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; perverted opinion; kako`s bad + &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; opinion. ] Erroneous doctrine; heresy; heterodoxy. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Heterodoxy, or what Luther calls cacodoxy. R. Turnbull. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; ill-smelling (kako`s bad + &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; to smell) + -yl. ] (Chem.) Alkarsin; a colorless, poisonous, arsenical liquid, As2(CH3)4, spontaneously inflammable and possessing an intensely disagreeable odor. It is the type of a series of compounds analogous to the nitrogen compounds called hydrazines. [ Written also cacodyle, and kakodyl. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, cacodyl. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cacodylic acid, a white, crystalline, deliquescent substance, (CH3)2AsO.OH, obtained by the oxidation of cacodyl, and having the properties of an exceedingly stable acid; -- also called alkargen. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; of ill habits, &unr_;&unr_; &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; an ill habit; kako`s bad + &unr_; habit ] 1. A bad custom or habit; an insatiable desire; as, cacoëthes scribendi, “The itch for writing”. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) A bad quality or disposition in a disease; an incurable ulcer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. kako`s bad + &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; stomach. ] Troubled with bad digestion. [ R. ] Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced.
Syn. -- dysgenics. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, cacography; badly written or spelled. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. kako`s bad + -graphy; cf. F. cacographie. ] Incorrect or bad writing or spelling. Walpole. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. ] A chair, litter, or other contrivance fitted to the back or pack saddle of a mule for carrying travelers in mountainous districts, or for the transportation of the sick and wounded of an army. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. kako`s bad + -logy: cf. F. cacologie. ] Bad speaking; bad choice or use of words. Buchanan. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖, n. [ Mexican name. ] A North American carnivore (Bassaris astuta), about the size of a cat, related to the raccoons. It inhabits Mexico, Texas, and California. [ 1913 Webster ]