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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Chub MackerelnounMWEsmall mackerel found nearly worldwideverifiedMay 18, 2026
chuck outverbMWEto put out or expel from a placeverifiedJun 3, 2026
Chuck Short RibsnounMWEbetween the chuck and the brisketverifiedMay 18, 2026
chuck up the spongeverbMWEto give up in the face of defeat of lacking hopecandidateJun 3, 2026
Chuck WagonnounMWEa wagon equipped with a cookstove and provisions (for cowboys)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Chukka BootnounMWEa shoe that comes up to the ankle and is laced through two or three pairs of eyeletsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chum SalmonnounMWEa large Pacific salmon with small spots on its backverifiedMay 18, 2026
chum upverbMWEto become friendscandidateJun 3, 2026
Chump ChangenounMWEa trifling sum of moneyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Church BellnounMWEa bell in a church tower (usually sounded to summon people to church)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Church BenchnounMWElong bench with backsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Church BuildingnounMWEa place for public (especially Christian) worshipverifiedMay 18, 2026
Church CalendarnounMWEa calendar of the Christian year indicating the dates of fasts and festivalsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Church DoctrinenounMWEthe written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that groupverifiedMay 18, 2026
Church FestivalnounMWEa festival having religious significanceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Church HatnounMWEa fanciful hat of the kind worn by Black women for Sunday worshipverifiedMay 18, 2026
Church KeynounMWEcan opener / bottle opener that resembles a church keyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Church MembernounMWEa religious person who goes to church regularlyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Church ModenounMWEany of a system of modes used in Gregorian chants up until 1600verifiedMay 18, 2026
Church MousenounMWEa fictional mouse created by Lewis CarrollverifiedMay 18, 2026
Church MusicnounMWEgenre of music composed for performance as part of religious ceremoniesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Church OfficernounMWEa church officialverifiedMay 18, 2026
Church PropertynounMWEproperty or income owned by a churchverifiedMay 18, 2026
Church RollnounMWEa list of the members of churchverifiedMay 18, 2026
Church SchoolnounMWEa private religious school run by a church or parishverifiedMay 18, 2026
Church ServicenounMWEa service conducted in a house of worshipverifiedMay 18, 2026
Church TowernounMWEthe tower of a churchverifiedMay 18, 2026
Church YearnounMWEthe year in the ecclesiastical calendarverifiedMay 18, 2026
churn outverbMWEto produce something at a fast rateverifiedJun 3, 2026
churn upverbMWEto cause aversion inverifiedJun 3, 2026
Cicada KillernounMWElarge black or rust-colored wasp that preys on cicadasverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cichlid FishnounMWEfreshwater fishes of tropical America and Africa and Asia similar to American sunfishesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cider GumnounMWEsmall to medium-sized tree of TasmaniaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cider MillnounMWEmill that extracts juice from apples to make apple ciderverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cider VinegarnounMWEvinegar made from ciderverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cigar BandnounMWEa narrow paper band around a cigarverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cigar BoxnounMWEa box for holding cigarsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cigar ButtnounMWEsmall part of a cigar that is left after smokingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cigar CutternounMWEan implement for cutting the tip off of a cigarverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cigar LighternounMWEa lighter for cigars or cigarettesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cigar-Box CedarnounMWEfragrant wood much used for cigar boxesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cigarette BurnnounMWEa burn mark left by a smoldering cigaretteverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cigarette ButtnounMWEsmall part of a cigarette that is left after smokingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cigarette CasenounMWEa small flat case for holding cigarettesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cigarette HoldernounMWEa tube that holds a cigarette while it is being smokedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cigarette LighternounMWEa lighter for cigars or cigarettesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cigarette PapernounMWEa strong tissue paper that burns evenly and is sufficiently porous to control the burning of the tobacco in a cigaretteverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cigarette SmokernounMWEa smoker of cigarettesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Ciliary ArterynounMWEone of several arteries supplying the choroid coat of the eyeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Ciliary BodynounMWEthe part of the tunic of the eye between the choroid coat and the irisverifiedMay 18, 2026
Ciliary VeinsnounMWEsmall veins coming from the ciliary bodyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Ciliated ProtozoannounMWEa protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cellverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cinchona BarknounMWEmedicinal bark of cinchona treesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cinchona TreenounMWEsmall tree of Ecuador and Peru having very large glossy leaves and large panicles of fragrant pink flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cinder BlocknounMWEa light concrete building block made with cinder aggregateverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cinder TracknounMWEa racetrack paved with fine cindersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cine ProjectornounMWEprojects successive frames from a reel of film to create moving picturesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cinema VeritenounMWEa movie that shows ordinary people in actual activities without being controlled by a directorverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cingulate GyrusnounMWEa long curved structure on the medial surface of the cerebral hemispheresverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cinnabar ChanterellenounMWEmushroom with a distinctive pink to vermillion fruiting bodyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cinnabar MothnounMWElarge red-and-black European mothverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cinnamon BarknounMWEaromatic bark of Saigon cinnamon used medicinally as a carminativeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cinnamon BearnounMWEreddish-brown color phase of the American black bearverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cinnamon BreadnounMWEbread flavored with cinnamon often containing raisinsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cinnamon BunnounMWErolled dough spread with cinnamon and sugar (and raisins) then sliced before bakingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cinnamon ColoredadjectiveMWEhaving the color of cinnamoncandidateMay 18, 2026
Cinnamon ColouredadjectiveMWEhaving the color of cinnamoncandidateMay 18, 2026
Cinnamon FernnounMWENew World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green frondsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cinnamon RollnounMWErolled dough spread with cinnamon and sugar (and raisins) then sliced before bakingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cinnamon SnailnounMWErolled dough spread with cinnamon and sugar (and raisins) then sliced before bakingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cinnamon StonenounMWEa garnet ranging in color from yellow to brownverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cinnamon ToastnounMWEbuttered toast with sugar and cinnamon (and nutmeg and grated lemon peel)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Cinnamon VinenounMWEhardy Chinese vine naturalized in United States and cultivated as an ornamental climber for its glossy heart-shaped cinnamon-scented leaves and in the tropics for its edible tubersverifiedMay 18, 2026
CIP exceptional circumstancenounMWEA situation that involves or threatens to involve one or more of the following, or similar, conditions that impact safety or Bulk Electric System (BES) reliability: a risk of injury or death; a natural disaster; civil unrest; an imminent or existing hardware, software, or equipment failure; a Cyber Security Incident requiring emergency assistance; a response by emergency services; the enactment of a mutual assistance agreement; or an impediment of large scale workforce availability.verifiedAug 30, 2026
CIP Senior ManagernounMWEA single senior management official with overall authority and responsibility for leading and managing implementation of and continuing adherence to the requirements within the NERC CIP Standards, CIP-002 through CIP-011.verifiedAug 30, 2026
Cipher Block Chaining-Message Authentication CodenounMWEA secret-key block-cipher algorithm used to encrypt data and to generate a Message Authentication Code (MAC) to provide assurance that the payload and the associated data are authentic.verifiedMay 9, 2026
Cipher SuitenounMWENegotiated algorithm identifiers. Cipher suites are identified in human-readable form using a pneumonic code.verifiedMay 9, 2026
Cipher Text Auto-KeynounMWECryptographic logic that uses previous cipher text to generate a key stream.verifiedMay 9, 2026
Ciphertext/Cipher TextnounMWEData in its encrypted form.verifiedAug 30, 2026
Circadian RhythmnounMWEa daily cycle of activity observed in many living organismsverifiedMay 18, 2026
circle aroundverbMWEto move around in a circular motionverifiedJun 3, 2026
Circle of CurvaturenounMWEthe circle that touches a curve (on the concave side) and whose radius is the radius of curvatureverifiedMay 18, 2026
Circle of WillisnounMWEa ring of arteries at the base of the brainverifiedMay 18, 2026
circle roundverbMWEto move around in a circular motionverifiedJun 3, 2026
Circuit BoardnounMWEa printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilitiesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Circuit BreakernounMWEa device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloadedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Circuit CardnounMWEa printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilitiesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Circuit Court of AppealsnounMWEone of the twelve federal United States courts of appeals that cover a group of states known as a `circuit'verifiedMay 18, 2026
Circuit Switched NetworknounMWEA circuit switched network is where a single continuous physical circuit connected two endpoints where the route was immutable once set up.verifiedAug 30, 2026
Circular FilenounMWEa container with an open topverifiedMay 18, 2026
Circular FunctionnounMWEfunction of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Circular MeasurenounMWEmeasurement of angles in radiansverifiedMay 18, 2026
Circular PlanenounMWEa plane with a flexible face that can plane concave or convex surfacesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Circular SawnounMWEa power saw that has a steel disk with cutting teeth on the peripheryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Circulating DecimalnounMWEa decimal with a sequence of digits that repeats itself indefinitelyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Circulating LibrarynounMWElibrary that provides books for use outside the buildingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Circulatory FailurenounMWEfailure of the cardiovascular system to supply adequate amounts of blood to body tissuesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Circulatory SystemnounMWEthe organs and tissues involved in circulating blood and lymph through the bodyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Circumflex ArterynounMWEany of several paired curving arteriesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Circumflex Artery of the ThighnounMWEan artery that supplies the hip joint and thigh musclesverifiedMay 18, 2026