| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
| opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England. |
cardiomegaly car·di·o·meg·a·ly (kär'dē-ō-měg'ə-lē)
n.
Enlargement of the heart. Also called macrocardia, megalocardia.