CarntyneA suburb of Glasgow, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6365).
CarnuntumA legionary castrum that was the temporary headquarters for the Roman navy.
CarnwathA village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9846).
carnyA person who works in a carnival (often one who uses exaggerated showmanship or fraud).
carnyxA bronze wind instrument used by Iron Age Celts (c. 200 B.C.E. – 200 C.E.) as a type of battle trumpet; held vertically when played, it was shaped like an elongated S with a mouthpiece at the lower end and a bell (often resembling an animal with an open mouth) at the upper end.
CaroA diminutive of the female given name Caroline.
CarolinaA female given name from Latin, Latinate form of Caroline; rare in English.
CarolinasNorth Carolina and South Carolina, collectively.
carolineSynonym of Carolean (“relating to the time of Kings Charles I and II of England or Charles III of the United Kingdom, or of the kings themselves”).
CarolingianOf or pertaining to the Carolings, the members of a Frankish dynasty, descended from Charles Martel, which arose from the Pippinid and Arnulfingian clans in the 7th century and ruled parts of western Europe until the 9th century, reaching its peak under Martel's grandson Charlemagne.
caromA shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball.
CaromatanA barangay of Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte, Philippines.
carotaneA fully saturated derivative of β-carotene with IUPAC name 1,1,3-trimethyl-2-[3,7,12,16-tetramethyl-18-(2,2,6-trimethylcyclohexyl)octadecyl]cyclohexane.
caroteelA tierce or cask for dried fruits, etc., usually about 700 lbs.
carotenalany carotenoid containing an aldehyde functional group
carotenaseAn enzyme that converts carotene into vitamin A
caroteneA class of tetraterpene plant pigments; they vary in colour from yellow, through orange to red, this colour originating in a chain of alternating single and double bonds.
carotenosisThe presence in blood of the orange pigment carotene from excessive intake of carrots or other vegetables containing the pigment resulting in increased serum carotenoids.
carotidEither of the two main arteries that supply blood to the head of which the left in humans arises from the arch of the aorta and the right by bifurcation of the brachiocephalic artery with each passing up the side of the neck and dividing opposite the upper border of the thyroid cartilage into an external branch supplying the face, tongue, and external parts of the head and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts of the head.
carotolThe bicyclic sesquiterpenoid alcohol (3R,3aS,8aR)-6,8a-dimethyl-3-(1-methylethyl)-2,3,4,5,8,8a-hexahydroazulen-3a(1H)-ol present in the essential oil of carrots
caroubinA mixture of proteins, similar to gluten, obtained from carob beans.
caroubinaseA hydrolytic enzyme formed during germination in seeds of the carob.
carousA form of gallery or bridge, pivoted in the middle, fitted to ancient ships as a means of boarding an enemy vessel.
carousalThe state of carousing; (drunken) revelry; (countable) an instance of this; a noisy social gathering, often with much alcohol consumption.
carouseTo engage in a noisy or drunken social gathering.
carouselA pleasure ride, typically found at amusement parks and fairs and accompanied by music, consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats, frequently shaped like horses or other animals, cars, etc., which may also move up and down; a merry-go-round.
carpAny of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.
carpaccioThinly sliced raw beef or tuna, usually served as an appetizer.
carpaineA macrolide antibiotic, (1S,11R,13S,14S,24R,26S)-13,26-dimethyl-2,15-dioxa-12,25-diazatricyclo[22.2.2.211,14]triacontane-3,16-dione, found in Carica papaya
carpalAny of the eight bones of the wrist (carpus).
carpaleA carpal, especially one of the series articulating with the metacarpals.
CarpallaA hamlet in St Stephen-in-Brannel parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9654).
carpelA constituent part of a flower pistil: the female reproductive organs in a flower. A carpel is composed of an ovary, a style, and a stigma, although some flowers have carpels without a distinct style. In origin, carpels are leaves (megasporophylls) that have evolved to enclose the ovules. A pistil may be composed of a single carpel or of several carpels fused together.
carpetbagA traveling bag made from scraps of carpet and widely used in the United States (and elsewhere) in the 19ᵗʰ century.
carpetbaggerA migrant from the Northern to the Southern States after the American Civil War of 1861–5, especially one who went South to gain political influence.
carpetbaggeryThe practice of a person coming to a place or organisation with which they have no previous connection, with the sole or primary aim of personal gain, especially political or financial gain.
carpetballA game, similar to pool and played with pool balls, played in a long, high-walled table. Each player gets five balls to arrange however they want at their end of the table, and they take turns trying to knock each other's balls into troughs at each end of the table. The player who knocks down all five of the other player's balls first is the winner.