Dictionary - C

Dictionary Results for C

1. C - noun

· a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

Synonym(s): degree_centigrade, degree_Celsius

Hypernym(s): degree

2. C - noun

· 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

Synonym(s): speed_of_light, light_speed, c

Hypernym(s): speed, velocity, constant

3. C - noun

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

Synonym(s): vitamin_C, ascorbic_acid

Hypernym(s): water-soluble_vitamin, antioxidant

4. C - noun

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

Synonym(s): deoxycytidine_monophosphate

Hypernym(s): nucleotide, base

5. C - noun

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

Synonym(s): cytosine

Hypernym(s): pyrimidine

6. C - noun

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

Synonym(s): carbon, atomic_number_6

Hypernym(s): chemical_element, element

7. C - noun

· ten 10s

Synonym(s): hundred, 100, century, one_C

Hypernym(s): large_integer

8. C - noun

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

Synonym(s): coulomb, ampere-second

Hypernym(s): charge_unit, quantity_unit

9. C - noun

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