Word Meanings - CUMINIL - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A substance, analogous to benzil, obtained from oil of caraway.

SUBSTANCE
See 2 (more info) 1. That which underlies all outward manifestations; substratum; the permanent subject or cause of phenomena, whether material or spiritual; that in which properties inhere; that which is real,
OBTAINABLE
Capable of being obtained.
SUBSTANCELESS
Having no substance; unsubstantial. Coleridge.
BENZILE
A yellowish crystalline substance, C6H5.CO.CO.C6H5, formed from benzoin by the action of oxidizing agents, and consisting of a doubled benzoyl radical.
OBTAINMENT
The act or process of obtaining; attainment. Milton.
OBTAIN
1. To hold; to keep; to possess. His mother, then, is mortal, but his Sire He who obtains the monarchy of heaven. Milton. 2. To get hold of by effort; to gain possession of; to procure; to acquire, in any way. Some pray for riches; riches they
ANALOGOUS
Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion; -- often followed by to. Analogous tendencies in arts and manners. De Quincey. Decay of public spirit, which may be considered analogous to natural death. J.
OBTAINER
One who obtains.
CARAWAY
A biennial plant of the Parsley family . The seeds have an aromatic smell, and a warm, pungent taste. They are used in cookery and confectionery, and also in medicine as a carminative. 2. A cake or sweetmeat containing caraway seeds. Caraways,
REOBTAINABLE
That may be reobtained.
REOBTAIN
To obtain again.
SCHWANN'S WHITE SUBSTANCE
The substance of the medullary sheath.
PREOBTAIN
To obtain beforehand.