Words starting with c

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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)

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adnexa means: accessory or adjoining anatomical parts or appendages to an organ (especially of the embryo)

big-ticket means: very expensive

by no means means: definitely not

chip in means: contribute to some cause

demobilize means: retire from military service

demobilize means: release from military service or remove from the active list of military service

engorgement means: eating ravenously or voraciously to satiation

engorgement means: congestion with blood

genus bombyx means: type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth

hairball means: a compact mass of hair that forms in the alimentary canal (especially in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur)

locus means: the set of all points or lines that satisfy or are determined by specific conditions

locus means: the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome

locus means: the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)

orthopedic means: of or relating to orthopedics

rarebit means: cheese melted with ale or beer served over toast

rio means: the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction

senecio glabellus means: American ragwort with yellow flowers

seven-membered means: of a chemical compound having a ring with seven members

slip-up means: a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.

splat means: a slat of wood in the middle of the back of a straight chair