Definition of C

Noun

  • street names for cocaine
    - nose candy
  • the 3rd letter of the Roman alphabet
  • (music) the keynote of the scale of C major
  • a general-purpose programing language closely associated with the UNIX operating system
  • a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second
    - ampere second
  • ten 10s
    - 100 - one c
  • an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond
    occurs in all organic compounds
    - atomic number 6
  • a base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine
    pairs with guanine
  • one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA
    all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)
    - deoxycytidine monophosphate
  • a vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits) and vegetables
    prevents scurvy
    - vitamin c - ascorbic acid
  • 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
    - speed of light - light speed
  • a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
    - degree centigrade - degree celsius

Adjective

  • being ten more than ninety
    - one hundred - 100
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