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ROLLER |
Castor |
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WHEEL |
Castor |
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HELEN |
Sister of Castor and Pollux |
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CASTAWAY |
Heard castor weigh survivor of shipwreck |
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LEDA |
Legendary mother of Castor and Pollux |
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BEAVER |
An amphibious rodent, of the genus Castor. |
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ELAIODIC |
Derived from castor oil; ricinoleic; as, elaiodic acid. |
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PALMIN |
A white waxy or fatty substance obtained from castor oil. |
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RICININE |
A bitter white crystalline alkaloid extracted from the
seeds of the castor-oil plant. |
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CASTOR BEAN |
The bean or seed of the castor-oil plant (Ricinus
communis, or Palma Christi.) |
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POLLUX |
A fixed star of the second magnitude, in the constellation
Gemini. Cf. 3d Castor. |
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RICINIC |
Pertaining to, or derived from, castor oil; formerly,
designating an acid now called ricinoleic acid. |
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RICINOLEIN |
The glycerin salt of ricinoleic acid, occuring as a
characteristic constituent of castor oil; -- formerly called palmin. |
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OILSEED |
Seed from which oil is expressed, as the castor bean;
also, the plant yielding such seed. See Castor bean. |
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RICINELAIDIN |
The glycerin salt of ricinelaidic acid, obtained as a
white crystalline waxy substance by treating castor oil with nitrous
acid. |
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OENANTHOL |
An oily substance obtained by the distillation of castor
oil, recognized as the aldehyde of oenanthylic acid, and hence called
also oenanthaldehyde. |
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UNDECYLENIC |
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid C11H20O2,
homologous with acrylic acid, and obtained as a white crystalline
substance by the distillation of castor oil. |
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PALMIC |
Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the castor-oil plant
(Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi); -- formerly used to designate an
acid now called ricinoleic acid. |
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GEMINI |
A constellation of the zodiac, containing the two
bright stars Castor and Pollux; also, the third sign of the zodiac,
which the sun enters about May 20th. |
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POLLUCITE |
A colorless transparent mineral, resembling quartz,
occurring with castor or castorite on the island of Elba. It is a
silicate of alumina and caesia. Called also pollux. |
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RICINOLEIC |
Pertaining to, or designating, a fatty acid analogous
to oleic acid, obtained from castor oil as an oily substance, C/H/O/
with a harsh taste. Formerly written ricinolic. |
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RADIATE-VEINED |
Having the principal veins radiating, or diverging,
from the apex of the petiole; -- said of such leaves as those of the
grapevine, most maples, and the castor-oil plant. |
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PARKESINE |
A compound, originally made from gun cotton and castor
oil, but later from different materials, and used as a substitute for
vulcanized India rubber and for ivory; -- called also xylotile. |
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CASTOREUM |
...rong,
penetrating odor, found in two sacs between the anus and external
genitals of the beaver; castor; -- used in medicine as an
antispasmod... |
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PALMA CHRISTI |
...us annual in temperate regions; -- called
also castor-oil plant. ... |