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up Castor or castor in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Castor most commonly refers to: Castor (star), a star in the Gemini constellation Castor, a genus
Beavers (genus Castor) are large semiaquatic rodents of the Northern Hemisphere. There are two extant species: the North American beaver (Castor canadensis)
Castor oil is a vegetable oil pressed from castor beans, the seeds of the plant Ricinus communis. The seeds are 40 to 60 percent oil. It is a colourless
The North American beaver (Castor canadensis) is one of two extant beaver species, along with the Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber). It is native to North
Ricinus communis, the castor bean or castor oil plant, is a species of perennial flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It is the sole species
Katherine Anne Castor (/kæstər/ KASS-tər; born August 20, 1966) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 14th
Castor and Pollux (or Polydeuces) are twin half-brothers in Greek and Roman mythology, known together as the Dioscuri or Dioskouroi. Their mother was Leda
The Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) or European beaver is a species of beaver widespread across Eurasia, with a rapidly increasing population of at least
Castor of Rhodes (Greek: Κάστωρ ὁ Ῥόδιος), also known as Castor of Massalia or Castor of Galatia according to the Suda, or as Castor the Annalist, was
Stacey Ruth Castor (née Daniels, formerly Wallace; July 24, 1967 – June 11, 2016) was an American convicted murderer from Weedsport, New York. In 2009
CASTOR
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Greek Latin
Beaver. Brother of Helen.
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English : habitational name from places called Caistor, in Lincolnshire and Norfolk, Caister in Norfolk, or Castor in Cambridgeshire, all named with Old English cæster ‘Roman fort or town’.
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Danish, French, German, Greek, Latin, Swedish
Brother of Helen; Braver
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From Latin geminus GEMINI means "twin." In Astrology, it is a zodiac sign. In Astronomy, it is the name of a constellation. In Roman mythology, Castor and Pollux are the Gemini twins, the sons of Leda, brothers to Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra. In Greek they are called the Dioskouroi.
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Greek
Father of Castor.
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English : variant spelling of Castor.Americanized spelling of German Kaster.
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(ΚάστωÏ) Greek name KASTOR means "beaver." In mythology, Castor/Kastor and Pollux/Polydeukes ("very sweet") are the twin sons of Leda and are known as the Gemini twins.
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(Λήδα) Greek name LEDA means "woman." In mythology, this is the name of the mother of Castor, Pollux and Helen.
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Teutonic German
Peaceful ruler.
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Persian
Happy.
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Australian, Finnish, Swedish
Value; Worth; Benefit
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Indian
Flower
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Collection
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Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Telugu
Sky
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Native American Hopi name CHOWILAWU means "joined together by water."
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Hindu
Sandal tree
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Muslim
Calm
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American, British, English
Pledge; Variant of Carlene and Charlene
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Alt. of Castorite
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Of or pertaining to fat; derived from, or resembling, fat; specifically, designating an acid (formerly called also sebic, and pyroleic, acid), obtained by the distillation or saponification of certain oils (as castor oil) as a white crystalline substance.
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A colorless transparent mineral, resembling quartz, occurring with castor or castorite on the island of Elba. It is a silicate of alumina and caesia. Called also pollux.
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An oily substance obtained by the distillation of castor oil, recognized as the aldehyde of oenanthylic acid, and hence called also oenanthaldehyde.
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Pertaining to, or derived from, castor oil; formerly, designating an acid now called ricinoleic acid.
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Pertaining to, or designating, an acid C11H20O2, homologous with acrylic acid, and obtained as a white crystalline substance by the distillation of castor oil.
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The glycerin salt of ricinoleic acid, occuring as a characteristic constituent of castor oil; -- formerly called palmin.
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A bitter white crystalline alkaloid extracted from the seeds of the castor-oil plant.
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A fixed star of the second magnitude, in the constellation Gemini. Cf. 3d Castor.
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A genus of plants of the Spurge family, containing but one species (R. communis), the castor-oil plant. The fruit is three-celled, and contains three large seeds from which castor oil iss expressed. See Palma Christi.
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Seed from which oil is expressed, as the castor bean; also, the plant yielding such seed. See Castor bean.
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The glycerin salt of ricinelaidic acid, obtained as a white crystalline waxy substance by treating castor oil with nitrous acid.
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A white crystalline substance obtained from castoreum.
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Having the principal veins radiating, or diverging, from the apex of the petiole; -- said of such leaves as those of the grapevine, most maples, and the castor-oil plant.
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A compound, originally made from gun cotton and castor oil, but later from different materials, and used as a substitute for vulcanized India rubber and for ivory; -- called also xylotile.
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Pertaining to, or designating, a fatty acid analogous to oleic acid, obtained from castor oil as an oily substance, C/H/O/ with a harsh taste. Formerly written ricinolic.
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A peculiar bitter orange-brown substance, with strong, penetrating odor, found in two sacs between the anus and external genitals of the beaver; castor; -- used in medicine as an antispasmodic, and by perfumers.
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Castoreum. See Castoreum.