C
– definition :
– definition :
- (adjective)
- being ten more than ninety (context:all)
- (noun)
- street names for cocaine (context:artifact)
- the 3rd letter of the Roman alphabet (context:communication)
- (music) the keynote of the scale of C major (context:communication)
- a general-purpose programing language closely associated with the UNIX operating system (context:communication)
- a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second (context:quantity)
- a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature (context:quantity)
- ten 10s (context:quantity)
- an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds (context:substance)
- a base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with guanine (context:substance)
- one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose) (context:substance)
- a vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits) and vegetables; prevents scurvy (context:substance)
- 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 (context:time)
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