Words starting with c

Words, definitions, meanings and synonyms

c means: street names for cocaine

c means: the 3rd letter of the Roman alphabet

c means: (music) the keynote of the scale of C major

c means: a general-purpose programing language closely associated with the UNIX operating system

c means: a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second

c means: a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

c means: ten 10s

c means: an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds

c means: a base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with guanine

c means: one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)

Words, definitions, meanings and synonyms

applicant means: a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission

arrest means: the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

arrest means: the state of inactivity following an interruption

arrest means: hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

arrest means: take into custody

arrest means: attract and fix

arrest means: cause to stop

bluegrass state means: a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses

bustard means: large heavy-bodied chiefly terrestrial game bird capable of powerful swift flight; classified with wading birds but frequents grassy steppes

currer bell means: English novelist; one of three Bronte sisters (1818-1848)

double door means: two vertical doors that meet in the middle of the door frame when closed

electrical converter means: converter that converts alternating current into direct current or vice versa

famed means: widely known and esteemed

gymnocarpium robertianum means: yellow-green fern of rocky areas of northern hemisphere

hash out means: speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion

have sex means: have sexual intercourse with

heat shield means: a protective covering that protects a spacecraft from overheating on reentry

ionize means: convert into ions

ionize means: become converted into ions

kirghizia means: a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991