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Clarified ButternounMWEbutter made clear by heating and removing the sediment of milk solidsverified
claritynounFree from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression.Requirement
Class ActionnounMWEa lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the groupverified
Class CyanobacterianounMWEphotosynthetic bacteria found in fresh and salt water, having chlorophyll a and phycobilinsverified
Class CyanophyceaenounMWEphotosynthetic bacteria found in fresh and salt water, having chlorophyll a and phycobilinsverified
Class CycadopsidanounMWEpalmlike gymnosperms: includes the surviving order Cycadales and several extinct ordersverified
Class FeelingnounMWEfeelings of envy and resentment of one social or economic class for toward anotherverified
Class ListnounMWEa list issued by examiners that categorizes students according to the class of honours they achieved in their degree examinationsverified
Class StrugglenounMWEconflict between social or economic classes (especially between the capitalist and proletariat classes)verified
Class WarnounMWEconflict between social or economic classes (especially between the capitalist and proletariat classes)verified
Class WarfarenounMWEconflict between social or economic classes (especially between the capitalist and proletariat classes)verified
Class-Action SuitnounMWEa lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the groupverified
Classical BalletnounMWEa style of ballet based on precise conventional steps performed with graceful and flowing movementsverified
Classical ConditioningnounMWEconditioning that pairs a neutral stimulus with a stimulus that evokes a reflexverified
Classical MusicnounMWEtraditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical tasteverified
Classical StylenounMWEthe artistic style of ancient Greek art with its emphasis on proportion and harmonyverified
Classicalismnouna movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict formsverified
Classicismnouna movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict formsverified
classificationnounThe act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type.Process
Classified AdnounMWEa short ad in a newspaper or magazine (usually in small print) and appearing along with other ads of the same typeverified
Classified AdvertisementnounMWEa short ad in a newspaper or magazine, usually in small print and appearing along with other ads of the same typeverified
Classified InformationnounMWEInformation that has been determined: (i) pursuant to Executive Order 12958 as amended by Executive Order 13292, or any predecessor Order, to be classified national security information; or (ii) pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, to be Restricted Data (RD).DataRestrictedCUI
Classified Information SpillagenounMWESecurity incident that occurs whenever classified data is spilled either onto an unclassified information system or to an information system with a lower level of classification.EventRegulatedCUI
Classified National Security InformationnounMWEInformation that has been determined pursuant to Executive Order 13526 or any predecessor order to require protection against unauthorized disclosure and is marked to indicate its classified status when in documentary form.DataRegulatedCUI
Classified StocknounMWEcommon stock classified as A or B where A has certain advantages (e.g., voting power) that B does notverified
Classifiernouna word or morpheme used in some languages in certain contexts (such as counting) to indicate the semantic class to which the counted item belongsSystem
Classifying AdjectivenounMWEan adjective that classifies its noun (e.g., `a nervous disease' or `a musical instrument')verified
Clausenoun(grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentenceverified
Clavusnouna hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoesverified
Clawbacknounfinding a way to take money back from people that they were given in another wayverified
Clawfootnouna deformity of the foot characterized by an abnormally high arch and hyperextension of the toes which gives the foot the appearance of a clawverified
Clean and JerknounMWEa weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overheadverified
Clean Bill of HealthnounMWEan assurance that someone is healthy or something is in good conditionverified
Cleanup PositionnounMWE(baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team)verified
Cleanup SpotnounMWEthe fourth position in the batting order usually filled by the best batter on the teamverified