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Carcharodon carcharias
Requin Re"quin (r?"kw?n), n. [F., fr. reqiem a Mass sung for the dead. See Requiem.] (Zo["o]l.) The man-eater, or white shark (Carcharodon carcharias); -- so called on account of its causing requiems to be sung.
Carcharodon carcharias or Rondeleti
Shark Shark, n. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps through OF. fr. carcharus a kind of dogfish, Gr. karchari`as, so called from its sharp teeth, fr. ka`rcharos having sharp or jagged teeth; or perhaps named from its rapacity (cf. Shark, v. t. & i.); cf. Corn. scarceas.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes of the order Plagiostomi, found in all seas. Note: Some sharks, as the basking shark and the whale shark, grow to an enormous size, the former becoming forty feet or more, and the latter sixty feet or more, in length. Most of them are harmless to man, but some are exceedingly voracious. The man-eating sharks mostly belong to the genera Carcharhinus, Carcharodon, and related genera. They have several rows of large sharp teeth with serrated edges, as the great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias, or Rondeleti) of tropical seas, and the great blue shark (Carcharhinus glaucus) of all tropical and temperate seas. The former sometimes becomes thirty-six feet long, and is the most voracious and dangerous species known. The rare man-eating shark of the United States coast (Charcarodon Atwoodi) is thought by some to be a variety, or the young, of C. carcharias. The dusky shark (Carcharhinus obscurus), and the smaller blue shark (C. caudatus), both common species on the coast of the United States, are of moderate size and not dangerous. They feed on shellfish and bottom fishes. 2. A rapacious, artful person; a sharper. [Colloq.] 3. Trickery; fraud; petty rapine; as, to live upon the shark. [Obs.] --South. Baskin shark, Liver shark, Nurse shark, Oil shark, Sand shark, Tiger shark, etc. See under Basking, Liver, etc. See also Dogfish, Houndfish, Notidanian, and Tope. Gray shark, the sand shark. Hammer-headed shark. See Hammerhead. Port Jackson shark. See Cestraciont. Shark barrow, the eggcase of a shark; a sea purse. Shark ray. Same as Angel fish (a), under Angel. Thrasher shark, or Thresher shark, a large, voracious shark. See Thrasher. Whale shark, a huge harmless shark (Rhinodon typicus) of the Indian Ocean. It becomes sixty feet or more in length, but has very small teeth.
Carcharodon Rondeleti
Man-eater Man"-eat`er, n. (Zo["o]l.) One who, or that which, has an appetite for human flesh; specifically, one of certain large sharks (esp. Carcharodon Rondeleti); also, a lion or a tiger which has acquired the habit of feeding upon human flesh.
Charon
Charon Cha"ron, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Cless. Myth.) The son of Erebus and Nox, whose office it was to ferry the souls of the dead over the Styx, a river of the infernal regions. --Shak.
Escharotic
Escharotic Es`cha*rot"ic, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? an eschar: cf. F. escharotique.] (Med.) Serving or tending to form an eschar; producing a scar; caustic.
Escharotic
Escharotic Es`cha*rot"ic, n. (Med.) A substance which produces an eschar; a caustic, esp., a mild caustic.
Saccharoid
Saccharoid Sac"cha*roid, Saccharoidal Sac`cha*roid"al, a. [L. saccharon sugar + -oid: cf. F. saccharo["i]de.] Resembling sugar, as in taste, appearance, consistency, or composition; as, saccharoidal limestone.
Saccharoidal
Saccharoid Sac"cha*roid, Saccharoidal Sac`cha*roid"al, a. [L. saccharon sugar + -oid: cf. F. saccharo["i]de.] Resembling sugar, as in taste, appearance, consistency, or composition; as, saccharoidal limestone.
Saccharometer
Saccharometer Sac`cha*rom"e*ter, n. A saccharimeter.
Saccharomyces
Saccharomyces Sac`cha*ro*my"ces, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? sugar + ?, ?, a fungus.] (Biol.) A genus of budding fungi, the various species of which have the power, to a greater or less extent, or splitting up sugar into alcohol and carbonic acid. They are the active agents in producing fermentation of wine, beer, etc. Saccharomyces cerevisi[ae] is the yeast of sedimentary beer. Also called Torula.
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Saccharomyces Sac`cha*ro*my"ces, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? sugar + ?, ?, a fungus.] (Biol.) A genus of budding fungi, the various species of which have the power, to a greater or less extent, or splitting up sugar into alcohol and carbonic acid. They are the active agents in producing fermentation of wine, beer, etc. Saccharomyces cerevisi[ae] is the yeast of sedimentary beer. Also called Torula.
Saccharomycetes
Saccharomycetes Sac`cha*ro*my*ce"tes, n. pl. (Biol.) A family of fungi consisting of the one genus Saccharomyces.
Saccharonate
Saccharonate Sac"cha*ro*nate, n. (Chem.) A salt of saccharonic acid.
Saccharone
Saccharone Sac"cha*rone, n. [Saccharin + lactone.] (Chem.) (a) A white crystalline substance, C6H8O6, obtained by the oxidation of saccharin, and regarded as the lactone of saccharonic acid. (b) An oily liquid, C6H10O2, obtained by the reduction of saccharin.
Saccharonic
Saccharonic Sac`cha*ron"ic, a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, saccharone; specifically, designating an unstable acid which is obtained from saccharone (a) by hydration, and forms a well-known series of salts.
Saccharose
Saccharose Sac"cha*rose`, n. (Chem.) Cane sugar; sucrose; also, in general, any one of the group of which saccharose, or sucrose proper, is the type. See Sucrose.
Saccharous
Saccharous Sac"cha*rous, a. Saccharine.

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