a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
[ Syn: degree centigrade , degree celsius , c ]
(music) the keynote of the scale of C major
[ Syn: c ]
the 3rd letter of the Roman alphabet
street names for cocaine
[ Syn: coke , blow , nose candy , snow , c ]
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
[ Syn: speed of light , speed of light , light speed , light speed ]
a vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits) and vegetables; prevents scurvy
[ Syn: vitamin c , vitamin c , c , c , ascorbic acid , ascorbic acid ]
one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)
[ Syn: deoxycytidine monophosphate , c ]
a base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with guanine
an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds
[ Syn: carbon , c , atomic number 6 ]
ten 10s
a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second
[ Syn: coulomb , c , ampere-second ]
a general-purpose programing language closely associated with the UNIX operating system
[ Syn: c ]
C (n.)
being ten more than ninety
[ Syn: hundred , one hundred , 100 ]