Defn: Of or pertaining to flesh; specif. (Physiol. Chem.),
Defn: pertaining to or designating a hydroscopic monobasic acid, C10H15O5N3, obtained as a cleavage product from an acid of muscle tissue.
CARNIFEX
Car"ni*fex, n. Etym: [L., fr. caro, carnis, flesh + facere to make.]
(Antiq.)
Defn: The public executioner at Rome, who executed persons of the lowest rank; hence, an executioner or hangman.
CARNIFICATION
Car`ni*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. carnification.]
Defn: The act or process of turning to flesh, or to a substance resembling flesh.
CARNIFY Car"ni*fy, v. i. Etym: [LL. carnificare, fr. L.o, carnis, flesh + facere to make: cf. F. carnifier.]
Defn: To form flesh; to become like flesh. Sir M. Hale.
CARNIN
Car"nin, n. Etym: [L. caro, canis , flesh.] (Chem.)
Defn: A white crystalline nitrogenous substance, found in extract of meat, and related to xanthin.