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nounthe basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin
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nounstick of wax with a wick in the middletype of:
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verbexamine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light
Definition that contains candle
- chandlery candles and other commodities sold by a chandler
- idria columnaris candlewood of Mexico and southwestern California having tall columnar stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow flowers
- boojum tree candlewood of Mexico and southwestern California having tall columnar stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow flowers
- aleurites candlenut
- cirio candlewood of Mexico and southwestern California having tall columnar stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow flowers
- genus aleurites candlenut
- fouquieria columnaris candlewood of Mexico and southwestern California having tall columnar stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow flowers