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Chute-The-Chutenounelevated railway in an amusement park, usually with sharp curves and steep inclinesverified
Chutneynouna spicy condiment made of chopped fruits or vegetables cooked in vinegar and sugar with ginger and spicesverified
Chylomicronnouna microscopic particle of triglycerides produced in the intestines during digestionverified
Chymenouna semiliquid mass of partially digested food that passes from the stomach through the pyloric sphincter into the duodenumverified
Cichlidnounfreshwater fishes of tropical America and Africa and Asia similar to American sunfishesverified
Cichlid FishnounMWEfreshwater fishes of tropical America and Africa and Asia similar to American sunfishesverified
Cigarette PapernounMWEa strong tissue paper that burns evenly and is sufficiently porous to control the burning of the tobacco in a cigaretteverified
Ciliated ProtozoannounMWEa protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cellverified
Ciliophorannouna protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cellverified
Cimarronnounwild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled hornsverified
Cimetidinenouna drug (trade name Tagamet) used to treat peptic ulcers by decreasing the secretion of stomach acidverified
Cinchona TreenounMWEsmall tree of Ecuador and Peru having very large glossy leaves and large panicles of fragrant pink flowersverified
Cinchoninenounan alkaloid derivative of the bark of cinchona trees that is used as an antimalarial drugverified
Cinderellanouna woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognitionverified
Cine ProjectornounMWEprojects successive frames from a reel of film to create moving picturesverified
Cine-Cameranouna camera that takes a sequence of photographs that can give the illusion of motion when viewed in rapid successionverified
Cinema VeritenounMWEa movie that shows ordinary people in actual activities without being controlled by a directorverified
Cinerarianounherb of Canary Islands widely cultivated for its blue or purple or red or variegated daisylike flowersverified
Cingulate GyrusnounMWEa long curved structure on the medial surface of the cerebral hemispheresverified
Cinnamon BunnounMWErolled dough spread with cinnamon and sugar (and raisins) then sliced before bakingverified
Cinnamon FernnounMWENew World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green frondsverified
Cinnamon RollnounMWErolled dough spread with cinnamon and sugar (and raisins) then sliced before bakingverified
Cinnamon SnailnounMWErolled dough spread with cinnamon and sugar (and raisins) then sliced before bakingverified
Cinnamon ToastnounMWEbuttered toast with sugar and cinnamon (and nutmeg and grated lemon peel)verified
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 tubersverified
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.RequirementRegulatedCUI
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.RoleRegulatedCUI
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.Control
Cipher SuitenounMWENegotiated algorithm identifiers. Cipher suites are identified in human-readable form using a pneumonic code.Capability
Cipher Text Auto-KeynounMWECryptographic logic that uses previous cipher text to generate a key stream.Control
Ciprofloxacinnounan oral antibiotic (trade name Cipro) used against serious bacterial infections of the skin or respiratory tract or urinary tract or bones or jointsverified
Circle of CurvaturenounMWEthe circle that touches a curve (on the concave side) and whose radius is the radius of curvatureverified