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Caustic SodanounMWEa strongly alkaline caustic used in manufacturing soap and paper and aluminum and various sodium compoundsverified
Cauterantnounan instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical reasons (eg removal of a wart) by burning it with a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by freezing itverified
Cauterisationnounthe act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezingverified
Cauterizationnounthe act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezingverified
Cauterynounan instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical reasons (eg removal of a wart) by burning it with a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by freezing itverified
Caveatnoun(law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearingverified
Caveat EmptornounMWEa commercial principle that without a warranty the buyer takes upon himself the risk of qualityverified
Cavity ResonatornounMWEa hollow chamber whose dimensions allow the resonant oscillation of electromagnetic or acoustic wavesverified
Caviuna WoodnounMWEan important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard dark-colored wood streaked with blackverified
Cayenne JasminenounMWEcommonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowersverified
Caymannouna semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored bellyverified
Cdnanounsingle-stranded DNA that is complementary to messenger RNA or DNA that has been synthesized from messenger RNA by reverse transcriptaseverified
Cease and Desist OrdernounMWE(law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activityverified
Cecal AppendagenounMWEa vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouchverified
Cedar ElmnounMWEelm of southern United States and Mexico having spreading pendulous corky branchesverified
Cedar MahoganynounMWEAfrican tree having rather lightweight cedar-scented wood varying in color from pink to reddish brownverified
Cedar of LebanonnounMWEcedar of Lebanon and northwestern Syria that attains great age and heightverified
Cedillanouna diacritical mark, often similar to a comma, placed below the letter c to indicate that it is pronounced as an sverified
Cefotaximenouna parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Claforan) used for severe infections of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tractverified
Ceftriaxonenouna parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Rocephin) used for severe infection of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tractverified
Ceiba TreenounMWEmassive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky flossverified
Ceibonounsmall South American spiny tree with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clusteredverified
Ceilidhnounan informal social gathering at which there is Scottish or Irish folk music and singing and folk dancing and story tellingverified
Celandine PoppynounMWEperennial herb native to woodland of the eastern United States having yellow flowersverified
Celebrationnounthe public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritualverified
Celecoxibnouna Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Celebrex) that relieves pain and inflammation without harming the digestive tractverified
Celery PinenounMWEAustralasian evergreen conifer having a graceful head of foliage resembling celery that is composed of phyllodes borne in the axils of scalelike leavesverified
Celestanouna musical instrument consisting of graduated steel plates that are struck by hammers activated by a keyboardverified