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noun

• A degree on the centigrade scale of temperature.
  • synonyms: degree centigrade, degree Celsius, 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.
  • synonyms: speed of light, light speed, c
• A vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits) and vegetables; prevents scurvy.
  • synonyms: vitamin C, C, ascorbic acid
• One of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose.
  • synonyms: deoxycytidine monophosphate, C
• A base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with guanine.
  • synonyms: cytosine, C
• An abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds.
  • synonyms: carbon, C, atomic number 6
• Ten 10s.
  • synonyms: hundred, 100, C, century, one C
• A unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second.
  • synonyms: coulomb, C, ampere-second
• A general-purpose programing language closely associated with the UNIX operating system.
  • synonyms: C
• Music) the keynote of the scale of C major.
  • synonyms: C
• The 3rd letter of the Roman alphabet.
  • synonyms: C, c
• Street names for cocaine.
  • synonyms: coke, blow, nose candy, snow, C
• A soft silver-white ductile metallic element (liquid at normal temperatures); the most electropositive and alkaline metal.
  • synonyms: cesium, caesium, atomic number 55