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A very large toothed whale (Physeter macrocephalus), having a head of enormous size. The upper jaw is destitute of teeth. In the upper part of the head, above the skull, there is a large cavity, or case, filled with oil and spermaceti. This whale sometimes grows to the length of more than eighty feet. It is found in the warmer parts of all the oceans. Called also cachalot, and spermaceti whale.
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Formerly, any malignant growth, esp. one attended with great pain and ulceration, with cachexia and progressive emaciation. It was so called, perhaps, from the great veins which surround it, compared by the ancients to the claws of a crab. The term is now restricted to such a growth made up of aggregations of epithelial cells, either without support or embedded in the meshes of a trabecular framework.
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The sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus). It has in the top of its head a large cavity, containing an oily fluid, which, after death, concretes into a whitish crystalline substance called spermaceti. See Sperm whale.
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A large burrowing South American rodent (Lagostomus trichodactylus) allied to the chinchillas, but much larger. Its fur is soft and rather long, mottled gray above, white or yellowish white beneath. There is a white band across the muzzle, and a dark band on each cheek. It inhabits grassy plains, and is noted for its extensive burrows and for heaping up miscellaneous articles at the mouth of its burrows. Called also biscacha, bizcacha, vischacha, vishatscha.
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A seal, as of a letter.
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Alt. of Cachexy
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An opaque or milk-white chalcedony, a variety of quartz; also, a similar variety of opal.
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Consisting of, or accompanied by, immoderate laughter.
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An ornamental casing for a flowerpot, of porcelain, metal, paper, etc.
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A degenerated or poisoned condition of the blood.
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Loud or immoderate laughter; -- often a symptom of hysterical or maniacal affections.
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An Andalusian dance in three-four time, resembling the bolero.
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Alt. of Cachectical
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A condition of ill health and impairment of nutrition due to impoverishment of the blood, esp. when caused by a specific morbid process (as cancer or tubercle).
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Having, or pertaining to, cachexia; as, cachectic remedies; cachectical blood.
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A hole in the ground, or hiding place, for concealing and preserving provisions which it is inconvenient to carry.
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A silvered aromatic pill, used to correct the odor of the breath.
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A pastil or troche, composed of various aromatic and other ingredients, highly celebrated in India as an antidote, and as a stomachic and antispasmodic.
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Alt. of Viz-cacha
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A fermented liquor made in Cayenne from the grated root of the manioc, and resembling perry.
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