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Caper FamilynounMWEa dilleniid dicot family of the order Rhoeadales that includes: genera Capparis, Cleome, Crateva, and Polanisiaverified
Capillary ActionnounMWEa phenomenon associated with surface tension and resulting in the elevation or depression of liquids in capillariesverified
Capillary FracturenounMWEa fracture without separation of the fragments and the line of the break being very thinverified
Capital AccountnounMWE(economics) that part of the balance of payments recording a nation's outflow and inflow of financial securitiesverified
Capital CostnounMWEthe opportunity cost of the funds employed as the result of an investment decisionverified
Capital GainnounMWEthe amount by which the selling price of an asset exceeds the purchase priceverified
Capital LetternounMWEone of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasisverified
Capital LossnounMWEthe amount by which the purchase price of an asset exceeds the selling priceverified
Capital StocknounMWEthe maximum number of shares authorized under the terms of a corporation's articles of incorporationverified
Capitate BonenounMWEthe wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpusverified
Cappuccino CoffeenounMWEequal parts of espresso and hot milk topped with cinnamon and nutmeg and usually whipped creamverified
Caprine AnimalnounMWEany of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight hornsverified
Capsicum Pepper PlantnounMWEany of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppersverified
Capstone PoliciesnounMWEThose policies that are developed by governing or coordinating institutions of Health Information Exchanges (HIEs). They provide overall requirements and guidance for protecting health information within those HIEs. Capstone Policies must address the requirements imposed by: (1) all laws, regulations, and guidelines at the federal, state, and local levels; (2) business needs; and (3) policies at the institutional and HIE levels.verified
Captain's ChairnounMWEa wooden armchair with a saddle seat and a low back that has vertical spindlesverified
Captive Finance CompanynounMWEa finance company owned by a manufacturer to finance dealers' inventories or to make loans to consumers buying the company's productsverified
Car BombnounMWEa bomb placed in a car and wired to explode when the ignition is started or by remote control or by a timing deviceverified
Car PoolnounMWEa small group of car drivers who arrange to take turns driving while the others are passengersverified
Carabid BeetlenounMWEpredacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insectsverified
Caramel ApplenounMWEan apple that is covered with a candy-like substance (usually caramelized sugar)verified
Caramel BunnounMWErolled dough spread with sugar and nuts then sliced and baked in muffin tins with honey or sugar and butter in the bottomverified
Caravan InnnounMWEan inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravansverified
Carbamic AcidnounMWEan acid that is known only by virtue of its salts (as ammonium carbamate) or its esters (as urethane)verified
Carbo LoadingnounMWEa diet of foods high in starch that increases carbohydrate reserves in musclesverified
Carbohydrate LoadingnounMWEa diet of foods high in starch that increases carbohydrate reserves in musclesverified
Carbon BlacknounMWEa black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and inkverified
Carbon CyclenounMWEthe organic circulation of carbon from the atmosphere into organisms and back againverified
Carbon DatingnounMWEa chemical analysis used to determine the age of organic materials based on their content of the radioisotope carbon-14verified
Carbon DioxidenounMWEa heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substancesverified
Carbon Dioxide AcidosisnounMWEacidosis resulting from reduced gas exchange in the lungs (as in emphysema or pneumonia)verified
Carbon MonoxidenounMWEan odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbonverified
Carbon Monoxide GasnounMWEan odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbonverified
Carbon Monoxide PoisoningnounMWEa toxic condition that results from inhaling and absorbing carbon monoxide gasverified
Carbon PapernounMWEa thin paper coated on one side with a dark waxy substance (often containing carbon)verified
Carbon ProcessnounMWEa process of printing on paper coated with bichromated gelatin containing pigmentverified
Carbon SteelnounMWEsteel whose characteristics are determined by the amount of carbon it containsverified