c  /si/

noun

1. a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

synset: degree_centigrade, degree_Celsius, C

2. 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

synset: speed_of_light, light_speed, c

3. a vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits) and vegetables; prevents scurvy

synset: vitamin_C, C, ascorbic_acid

4. one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)

synset: deoxycytidine_monophosphate, C

5. a base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with guanine

synset: cytosine, C

6. an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds

synset: carbon, C, atomic_number_6

7. ten 10s

synset: hundred, 100, C, century, one_C

8. a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second

synset: coulomb, C, ampere-second

9. a general-purpose programing language closely associated with the UNIX operating system

synset: C

10. (music) the keynote of the scale of C major

synset: C

11. the 3rd letter of the Roman alphabet

synset: C, c

12. street names for cocaine

synset: coke, blow, nose_candy, snow, C

adj

1. being ten more than ninety

synset: hundred, one_hundred, 100, c



Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.



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