C

(noun) street names for cocaine
synonyms : blow , coke , nose candy , snow
(noun) the 3rd letter of the Roman alphabet
(noun) (music) the keynote of the scale of C major
(noun) a general-purpose programing language closely associated with the UNIX operating system
(noun) 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
(noun) a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
synonyms : degree celsius , degree centigrade
(noun) ten 10s
synonyms : 100 , century , hundred , one c
(noun) an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds
synonyms : atomic number 6 , carbon
(noun) a base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with guanine
synonyms : cytosine
(noun) one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)
synonyms : deoxycytidine monophosphate
(noun) a vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits) and vegetables; prevents scurvy
synonyms : ascorbic acid , vitamin c
(noun) 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 : light speed , speed of light
(adj.) being ten more than ninety
synonyms : 100 , hundred , one hundred

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