Defn: A French mechanical lamp, for lighthouses, in which a superbundance of oil is pumped to the wick tube by clockwork.
CARCERAL
Car"cer*al, a. Etym: [L. carceralis, fr. carcer prison.]
Defn: Belonging a prison. [R.] Foxe.
CARCINOLOGICAL
Car`ci*no*log"ic*al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to carcinology.
CARCINOLOGY
Car`ci*nol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The depertment of zoölogy which treats of the Crustacea (lobsters, crabs, etc.); — called also malacostracology and crustaceology.
CARCINOMA
Car`ci*no"ma, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. -oma.] (Med.)
Defn: A cancer. By some medical writers, the term is applied to an indolent tumor. See Cancer. Dunglison.
CARCINOMATOUS
Car`ci*nom"a*tous, a.