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Circuit BoardnounMWEa printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilitiesverified
Circuit BreakernounMWEa device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloadedverified
Circuit CardnounMWEa printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilitiesverified
Circuit Court of AppealsnounMWEone of the twelve federal United States courts of appeals that cover a group of states known as a `circuit'verified
Circuit Switched NetworknounMWEA circuit switched network is where a single continuous physical circuit connected two endpoints where the route was immutable once set up.Network
Circular FunctionnounMWEfunction of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angleverified
Circulating DecimalnounMWEa decimal with a sequence of digits that repeats itself indefinitelyverified
Circulationnoun(library science) the count of books that are loaned by a library over a specified periodverified
Circulatory FailurenounMWEfailure of the cardiovascular system to supply adequate amounts of blood to body tissuesverified
Circulatory SystemnounMWEthe organs and tissues involved in circulating blood and lymph through the bodyverified
Circumcisionnounthe act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious riteverified
Circumflexnouna diacritical mark (^) placed above a vowel in some languages to indicate a special phonetic qualityverified
Circumflex Artery of the ThighnounMWEan artery that supplies the hip joint and thigh musclesverified
Circumflex Femoral VeinnounMWEeither of two veins that accompany arteries of the same name serving the hip and thighverified
Circumflex Humeral ArterynounMWEan artery that supplies the shoulder joint and shoulder musclesverified
Circumflex Iliac ArterynounMWEan artery that supplies the lower abdominal walls and skin and the sartorius muscleverified
Circumflex Scapular ArterynounMWEan artery that serves the muscles of the shoulder and scapular areaverified
Circumflex VeinnounMWEany of several curved parallel veins accompanying arteries of the same nameverified
Circumstantial EvidencenounMWEevidence providing only a basis for inference about the fact in disputeverified
Circusnounan arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tentverified
Cirionouncandlewood of Mexico and southwestern California having tall columnar stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow flowersverified
Cirrhosis of the LivernounMWEa chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liververified
Cirrocumulusnouna cloud at a high altitude consisting of a series of regularly arranged small clouds resembling ripplesverified
Cirrocumulus CloudnounMWEa cloud at a high altitude consisting of a series of regularly arranged small clouds resembling ripplesverified
Cirrusnouna wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles)verified
Cirrus CloudnounMWEa wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles)verified
Citationnoun(law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)verified
Citation FormnounMWEthe form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is alphabetized in a dictionaryverified
Cithernouna 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire stringsverified
Cithernnouna 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire stringsverified
Citolenouna 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire stringsverified
Citric Acid CyclenounMWEin all plants and animals: a series of enzymatic reactions in mitochondria involving oxidative metabolism of acetyl compounds to produce high-energy phosphate compounds that are the source of cellular energyverified
Citronnounthorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rindverified
Citron TreenounMWEthorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rindverified
Citrous FruitnounMWEany of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulpverified
Citrullinenounan amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is an intermediate in the conversion of ornithine to arginineverified
Citrusnounany of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rindsverified
Citrus FruitnounMWEany of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulpverified
Citrus MealybugnounMWEfeeds on a wide variety of cultivated plants but especially destructive to citrusverified
Citrus TreenounMWEany of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rindsverified
Citternnouna 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire stringsverified
City BlocknounMWEa rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildingsverified