Part 2663

<hw>Cum"brous</hw> <tt>(k?m"br?s)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Rendering action or motion difficult or toilsome; serving to obstruct or hinder; burdensome; clogging.</def>

<blockquote>He sunk beneath the <b>cumbrous</b> weight. <i>Swift.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>That <b>cumbrous</b>and unwieldy style which disfigures English composition so extensively. <i>De Quincey.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Giving trouble; vexatious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>A clud of <b>cumbrous</b> gnats. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

-- <wordforms><wf>Cum"brous*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>Cum"brous*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Cumene</h1> <Xpage=355>

<hw>Cu"mene</hw> <tt>(k?"m?n)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Cumin</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A colorless oily hydrocarbon, <chform>C6H5.C3H7</chform>, obtained by the distillation of cuminic acid; -- called also <altname>cumol</altname>.</def>

<h1>Cumfrey</h1> <Xpage=355>

<hw>Cum"frey</hw> <tt>(k?m"fr?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Comfrey</er>.</def>

<h1>Cumic</h1> <Xpage=355>

<hw>Cu"mic</hw> <tt>(k?"m?k)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Cuming</er>.</def>

<h1>Cumidine</h1> <Xpage=355>

<hw>Cu"mi*dine</hw> <tt>(k?"m?-d?n &or; -d?n)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Cumin</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A strong, liquid, organic base, <chform>C3H7.C6H4.NH2</chform>, homologous with aniline.</def>

<h1>Cumin</h1> <Xpage=355>

<hw>Cum"in</hw> <tt>(k?m"?n)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE.<ets>comin</ets>, AS. <ets>cymen</ets>, fr. L. <ets>cuminum</ets>, Gr.<?/<?/<?/<?/<?/<?/<?/; of Semitic origin, cf. Ar. <ets>kamm<?/n</ets>, Heb. <ets>kamm<?/n</ets>; cf. OF. <ets>comin</ets>, F. <ets>cumin</ets>. Cf. <er>Kummel</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A dwarf umbelliferous plant, somewhat resembling fennel (<spn>Cuminum Cyminum</spn>), cultivated for its seeds, which have a bitterish, warm taste, with an aromatic flavor, and are used like those of anise and caraway.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>cummin</asp>.]</altsp>

<blockquote>Rank-smelling rue, and <b>cumin</b> good for eyes. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Black cumin</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a plant (<spn>Nigella sativa</spn>) with pungent seeds, used by the Afghans, etc.</cd></cs>

<h1>Cuminic</h1> <Xpage=355>

<hw>Cu*min"ic</hw> <tt>(k?-m?n"?k)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, cumin, or from oil of caraway; <as>as, <ex>cuminic</ex> acid</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Cuminic acid</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>white crystalline substance, <chform>C3H7.C6H4.CO2H</chform>, obtained from oil of caraway.</cd></cs>

<h1>Cuminil</h1> <Xpage=355>

<hw>Cu"mi*nil</hw> <tt>(k?"m?-n?l)</tt>, <tt>n .</tt> <def>A substance, analogous to benzil, obtained from oil of caraway.</def>

<h1>Cuminol</h1> <Xpage=355>

<hw>Cu"mi*nol</hw> <tt>(-n?l)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Cuminic</ets> + L. <ets>ole</ets>um.]</ety> <def>A liquid, <chform>C3H7.C6H4.CHO</chform>, obtained from oil of caraway; -- called also <altname>cuminic aldehyde</altname>.</def>

<h1>Cummin</h1> <Xpage=355>

<hw>Cum"min</hw> <tt>(k?m"m?n)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Cumin</er>.</def>

<blockquote>Ye pay tithe of mint, and <b>cummin</b>. <i> Matt. xxiii. 23.</i></blockquote>