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| 1. | [ noun ] (physics) a degree on the Centigrade scale of temperature | |
| Synonyms: | degree_Celsius degree_Centigrade | |
| Related terms: | degree standard_temperature | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (computer science) a general-purpose programming language closely associated with the UNIX operating system | |
| Related terms: | programming_language | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] of a temperature scale that registers the freezing point of water as 0 degrees C and the boiling point as 100 degrees C under normal atmospheric pressure | |
| Synonyms: | centigrade celsius | |
| Related terms: | f | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (mathematics) ten 10s | |
| Synonyms: | hundred 100 one_C centred century | |
| Related terms: | large_integer | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (chemistry) an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds | |
| Synonyms: | carbon atomic_number_6 | |
| Related terms: | chemical_element graphite charcoal diamond carbon_black activated_carbon fullerene radiocarbon char coal petroleum limestone carbonate carbonize carbonize | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (physics,mathematics) the speed at which light travels in a vacuum; the constancy and universality of the speed of light is recognized by defining it to be exactly 299,792,458 meters per second | |
| Synonyms: | speed_of_light light_speed | |
| Related terms: | speed constant | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (physics) a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second | |
| Synonyms: | ampere-second coulomb | |
| Related terms: | charge_unit ampere-minute abcoulomb | |
| 8. | [ adjective ] being ten more than ninety | |
| Synonyms: | 100 hundred a_hundred one_hundred | |
| Related terms: | cardinal | |
| 9. | [ noun ] the 3rd letter of the Roman alphabet | |
| Related terms: | letter Roman_alphabet | |
| 10. | [ noun ] (pharmacology) street names for cocaine | |
| Synonyms: | coke nose_candy snow blow | |
| 11. | [ noun ] (chemistry) one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose) | |
| Synonyms: | deoxycytidine_monophosphate | |
| Related terms: | nucleotide | |
| 12. | [ noun ] (biology,chemistry,biochemistry) a base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with guanine | |
| Synonyms: | cytosine | |
| Related terms: | base pyrimidine ribonucleic_acid deoxyribonucleic_acid | |
| 13. | [ noun ] (pharmacology) a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become addictive | |
| Synonyms: | cocaine snow coke cocain | |
| Related terms: | hard_drug crack coca | |
| Similar spelling: |
ca Cu Ce co Ci Cao caw cay CEO Cha Che chi Chu Cai CIA cio co2 Coe coo cow Coy Cho Cue |
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