2. Giving trouble; vexatious. [Obs.]
A clud of cumbrous gnats. Spenser.
— Cum"brous*ly, adv.
— Cum"brous*ness, n.
CUMENE
Cu"mene (k"mn), n. Etym: [From Cumin.] (Chem.)
Defn: A colorless oily hydrocarbon, C6H5.C3H7, obtained by the distillation of cuminic acid; — called also cumol.
CUMFREY
Cum"frey (km"fr), n. (Bot.)
Defn: See Comfrey.
CUMIC
Cu"mic (k"mk), a. (Chem.)
Defn: See Cuming.
CUMIDINE
Cu"mi*dine (k"m-dn or -dn), n. Etym: [From Cumin.] (Chem.)
Defn: A strong, liquid, organic base, C3H7.C6H4.NH2, homologous with aniline.
CUMIN
Cum"in (km"n), n. Etym: [OE.comin, AS. cymen, fr. L. cuminum,
Gr.kamm, Heb. kamm; cf. OF. comin, F. cumin. Cf. Kummel.] (Bot.)