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<hw>Cin"gu*lum</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., a girdle.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A distinct girdle or band of color; a raised spiral line as seen on certain univalve shells.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The clitellus of earthworms.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The base of the crown of a tooth.</def>

<h1>Cinnabar</h1> <Xpage=256>

<hw>Cin"na*bar</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>cinnabaris</ets>, Gr. <?/; prob. of Oriental origin; cf. Per. <ets>qinb\'ber</ets>, Hind. <ets>shangarf</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Red sulphide of mercury, occurring in brilliant red crystals, and also in red or brown amorphous masses. It is used in medicine.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The artificial red sulphide of mercury used as a pigment; vermilion.</def>

<cs><col>Cinnabar Gr\'91corum</col> <tt>(<?/)</tt>. <ety>[L. <ets>Graecorum<ets>, gen. pl., of the Greeks.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <cd>Same as <er>Dragon's blood</er>.</cd> -- <col>Green cinnabar</col>, <cd>a green pigment consisting of the oxides of cobalt and zinc subjected to the action of fire.</cd> -- <col>Hepatic cinnabar</col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>an impure cinnabar of a liver-brown color and submetallic luster.</cd></cs>

<h1>Cinnabarine</h1> <Xpage=256>

<hw>Cin"na*ba*rine</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>cinabarin</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, cinnabar; consisting of cinnabar, or containing it; <as>as, <ex>cinnabarine</ex> sand</as>.</def>

<h1>Cinnamene</h1> <Xpage=256>

<hw>Cin"na*mene</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Cinnamic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Styrene (which was formerly called <i>cinnamene</i> because obtained from cinnamic acid). See <er>Styrene</er>.</def>

<h1>Cinnamic</h1> <Xpage=256>

<hw>Cin*nam"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Cinnamon</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or obtained from, cinnamon.</def>

<cs><col>Cinnamic acid</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a white, crystalline, odorless substance. <chform>C6H5.C2H2C2H2.CO2H</chform>, formerly obtained from storax and oil of cinnamon, now made from certain benzene derivatives in large quantities, and used for the artificial production of indigo.</cd></cs>

<h1>Cinnamomic</h1> <Xpage=256>

<hw>Cin`na*mom"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>cinnamomum</ets> cinnamon.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Cinnamic</er>.</def>

<h1>Cinnamon</h1> <Xpage=256>

<hw>Cin"na*mon</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Heb. <ets>qinn\'bem\'d3n</ets>; cf. Gr. <?/, <?/, <ets>cinnamomum</ets>, cinnamon. The Heb. word itself seems to have been borrowed from some other language; cf. Malay <ets>k\'bej\'d4 m\'benis</ets> sweet wood.]</ety> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The inner bark of the shoots of <spn>Cinnamomum Zeylanicum</spn>, a tree growing in Ceylon. It is aromatic, of a moderately pungent taste, and is one of the best cordial, carminative, and restorative spices.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Cassia.</def>

<cs><col>Cinnamon stone</col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>a variety of garnet, of a cinnamon or hyacinth red color, sometimes used in jewelry.</cd> -- <col>Oil of cinnamon</col>, <cd>a colorless aromatic oil obtained from cinnamon and cassia, and consisting essentially of cinnamic aldehyde,<chform> C6H5.C2H2.CHO</chform>.</cd> -- <col>Wild cinnamon</col>. <cd>See <er>Canella</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Cinnamone</h1> <Xpage=256>

<hw>Cin"na*mone</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Cinnamic</ets> + <ets>-one</ets>.]</ety> <def>A yellow crystalline substance, <chform>(C6H5.C2H2)2CO</chform>, the ketone of cinnamic acid.</def>

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<h1>Cinnamyl</h1> <Xpage=257>

<hw>Cin"na*myl</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Cinnamic</ets> + <ets>-yl</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The hypothetical radical, <chform>(C6H5.C2H2)2C</chform>, of cinnamic compounds.</def> <altsp>[Formerly written also <asp>cinnamule</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Cinnoline</h1> <Xpage=257>

<hw>Cin"no*line</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Cinn</ets>amic + quin<ets>oline</ets>.]</ety> <def>A nitrogenous organic base, <chform>C8H6N2</chform>, analogous to quinoline, obtained from certain complex diazo compounds.</def>

<h1>Cinque</h1> <Xpage=257>

<hw>Cinque</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>cinq</ets>, fr. L. <ets>quinque</ets> five. See <er>Five</er>.]</ety> <def>Five; the number five in dice or cards.</def>

<h1>Cinquecento</h1> <Xpage=257>