CARAGEEN; CARAGHEEN
Car"a*geen` or Car"a*gheen`, n.
Defn: See Carrageen.
CARAMBOLA
Ca`ram*bo"la, n. (Bot.)
Defn: An East Indian tree (Averrhoa Carambola), and its acid, juicy fruit; called also Coromandel gooseberry.
CARAMEL Car"a*mel, n. Etym: [F. caramel (cf. Sp. caramelo), LL. canna mellis, cannamella, canamella, calamellus mellitus, sugar cane, from or confused with L. canna reed + mel, mellis, honey. See Cane.]
1. (Chem.)
Defn: Burnt sugar; a brown or black porous substance obtained by heating sugar. It is soluble in water, and is used for coloring spirits, gravies, etc.
2. A kind of confectionery, usually a small cube or square of tenacious paste, or candy, of varying composition and flavor.
CARANGOID
Ca*ran"goid, a. Etym: [Caranx + -oid.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Belonging to the Carangidæ, a family of fishes allied to the mackerels, and including the caranx, American bluefish, and the pilot fish.