CAINOZOIC
\kˈe͡ɪnəzˌə͡ʊɪk], \kˈeɪnəzˌəʊɪk], \k_ˈeɪ_n_ə_z_ˌəʊ_ɪ_k]\
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k[=a]-no-z[=o]'ik, adj. belonging to the third of the great periods of geology, the same as the Tertiary (q.v.). [Gr. kainos, newly made, recent, z[=o]on, animal.]
By Thomas Davidson
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(geol.). Of the third geological period (=tertiary, cf. palaeozoic, mesozoic). [Greek]
By Sir Augustus Henry
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Quinones
- Hydrocarbon rings which contain two moieties position. They can be substituted in any position except at the ketone groups.