Carburet

(Chem.) See CARBIDE. Carburetted Hydrogen, n. (Chem.) See HrCar'byle, (Sulphate of,) n. ( Chem. ) Ethionic anhydrine, so called by its discoverer Magnus. It is a combination of four equivalents of sulphuric acid with one of olefiant gas. - See ETHIONIC ACID. Car'cajente, a town of Spain, prov. Valencia, 7 m. N.N.E. of San Felipe. It is a fine prosperous place, with a good trade in silk, cereals, and fruits. Pop. 9,735. Car'cajou, n. [Fr.] ( Zool.) The American BADGER, q. v. Carcanet, ( kär'ka -net,) n. [Fr. carcan; L. Lat. carcanum; from Gr. kirkinos, from kirkos, a circle or ring.] A chain or collar of jewels for the collar or neck; as, a carcanet of rubies. Carca , Carcase, ( kär'kas ,) n. [Fr. carca e; L. Lat. carcai um, a quiver. In its original sense, a quiver or case for arrows. The dead body of an animal; as, the carca of an ox. "He is a vulture, and only waits for the carca ." - Taylor. -The human body; -- used in a contemptuous sense. "To-day how many would have given their honours, To've saved their carca es?"- Shaks. -Any thing decayed, or in a ruinous state; as, the car ca of ship. "A rotten carca of a boat, not rigg'd." - Shaks. -The shell, or framework of any unfinished thing, as of a building. ( Mil .) A destructive mi ile discharged from a mortar, like a shell, and designed to set fire to buildings and stores belonging to the enemy. It is a hollow, spherical case of iron, perforated with three holes, and filled with combustible matter, which blazes furiously from these apertures, and cannot easily be extinguished. The composition, which resembles in many points the famous Greek fire of the Byzantines, burns for nine or ten minutes, and is lighted by fuses placed in the holes, which ignite at the moment of discharge. The 13-inch carca contains 18 lbs. of composition, and weighs nearly 2 cwt. They are said to have been first used in Germany about 1670. Fig . 514. Car cas sonne, a walled city of France, dep. Aude, of which it is the cap., on the river Aude, 34. m. W. of Narbonne. This is a fine and flourishing place, and po e es many noble public buildings, and educational institutions. Manuf . Woollen cloths, linens, stockings, soap, paper, nails, . C. is very ancient, having been of considerable importance in the days of Cæsar. It fell succe ively into the hands of the Visigoths and Saracens, and suffered much in the wars of the Albigenses. Its last sovereign count ceded it to France in 1247. Carca -roofing, n . ( Building .) That which supports the covering by a grated frame of timber work. Car'cel Lamp, n. See LAMP. Car'cer, n . [Lat.] The ancient name for a prison or jail. Carceral, a. [Lat. carceral is .] Pertaining to a prison. (R.)