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noun

  • A degree on the centigrade scale of temperature.
  • 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.
  • A vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits) and vegetables; prevents scurvy.
  • One of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose.
  • 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.
  • Ten 10s.
  • A unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 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.
  • A soft silver-white ductile metallic element (liquid at normal temperatures); the most electropositive and alkaline metal.
by WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
(Military) CS stands for one of the following: call sign; Chaplain Service (Air Force); circuit switch; civil support; coastal station; combat service; combat support; content staging; controlled space; creeping line single-unit; critical source
by Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.