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carburetor
nounC1
/ˌkɑː.bjəˈret.ər/A device in an internal combustion engine that mixes air with a fine spray of liquid fuel to create a combustible vapor.
carburettor
nounC1
/ˌkɑː.bjʊˈrɛt.ə/A device in an internal combustion engine that mixes air with a fine spray of liquid fuel for combustion.
carburize
verbverb-transitiveC2
/ˈkɑːbjəraɪz/To treat or impregnate something (especially iron or steel) with carbon, typically by heating it in contact with a carbonaceous material, to increase surface hardness.
carby
nounRare (outside Australia/NZ)
N/AA colloquial Australian term for a barbecue, derived from shortening 'barbie' to 'carby', often used in a friendly, informal context.
carbylamine
nounVery Rare
/ˌkɑː.bɪl.əˈmiːn/An organic compound containing the isocyanide functional group, characterized by the presence of a carbon-nitrogen triple bond to an alkyl group, with the general formula R-N≡C.
carcajou
nounRare / Obscure / Highly Specialized
/ˈkɑːkəʒuː/A North American mammal, the wolverine (Gulo gulo).
carcanet
nounVery Low (Obsolete/Archaising Poetic)
/ˈkɑː.kə.nɛt/A jeweled necklace or collar, especially one of gold or fine metalwork, often worn in the past as a sign of high status.
carcas
nounVery Low / Obsolete
/ˈkɑːkəs/An archaic spelling or obsolete variant of the word 'carcass', meaning the dead body of an animal or, contemptuously, of a human.
carcase
nounC1-C2
/ˈkɑːkəs/The dead body of an animal, especially one slaughtered for meat or found in a natural state.
carcass
nounverb-transitiveC1
/ˈkɑː.kəs/The dead body of an animal, especially one that is to be cut up as meat or has been killed by a predator.
carcassonne
nounLow
/ˈkɑː.kə.sɒn/A proper noun referring to the fortified medieval city in southwestern France.
carchemish
nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
/ˈkɑːkɪmɪʃ/An ancient Hittite city and important archaeological site on the Euphrates River.
carcinogen
nounC1
/kɑːˈsɪn.ə.dʒən/A substance capable of causing cancer.
carcinogenesis
nounC2
/ˌkɑːsɪnəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/The process by which normal cells are transformed into cancer cells.
carcinoid
nounSpecialist / Medical
/ˈkɑːsɪnɔɪd/A slow-growing type of neuroendocrine tumor, often originating in the digestive tract or lungs.
carcinoid syndrome
nounC1/C2
/ˈkɑːsɪnɔɪd ˌsɪndrəʊm/A constellation of symptoms caused by a carcinoid tumour secreting vasoactive substances, primarily serotonin, into the bloodstream.
carcinoma
nounC2
/ˌkɑː.sɪˈnəʊ.mə/A type of cancer that begins in the epithelial tissue, which lines the internal organs and various body surfaces.
carcinomatosis
nounVery Low
/ˌkɑːsɪˌnəʊməˈtəʊsɪs/A medical condition where cancer (carcinoma) spreads widely throughout the body, affecting multiple organs or tissues.
carcinosarcoma
nounRare
/ˌkɑː.sɪ.nəʊ.sɑːˈkəʊ.mə/A rare, aggressive malignant tumour containing both carcinomatous (epithelial) and sarcomatous (connective tissue) components.
card
nounverb-transitiveA1
/kɑːd/A small, usually rectangular piece of stiff paper or plastic, used for purposes such as identification, payment, sending a message, or playing games.

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