c  /si/
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
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
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
synset: coke, blow, nose_candy, snow, C
synset: hundred, one_hundred, 100, c
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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