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Closed UniversenounMWE(cosmology) a universe that is spatially closed and in which there is sufficient matter to halt the expansion that began with the big bangverified
Closed-Circuit TelevisionnounMWEa television system that is not used for broadcasting but is connected by cables to designated monitors (as in a factory or theater)verified
Closed-Class WordnounMWEa word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaningverified
Closed-End FundnounMWEa regulated investment company that issues a fixed number of shares which are listed on a stock marketverified
Closed-End Investment CompanynounMWEa regulated investment company that issues a fixed number of shares which are listed on a stock marketverified
Closed-Heart SurgerynounMWEheart surgery in which a small incision is made and the chest cavity is not openedverified
Closely Held CorporationnounMWEstock is publicly traded but most is held by a few shareholders who have no plans to sellverified
Closenessnouncharacterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes)verified
Closernoun(baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the gameverified
Closet QueennounMWEa negative term for a homosexual man who chooses not to reveal his sexual orientationverified
Closeup LensnounMWEa photographic lens with a short focal length used to take pictures at short rangesverified
Closing PricenounMWE(stock market) the price of the last transaction completed during a day's trading sessionverified
Clostridianounspindle-shaped bacterial cell especially one swollen at the center by an endosporeverified
Clostridial MyonecrosisnounMWE(pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue deathverified
Clostridiumnounspindle-shaped bacterial cell especially one swollen at the center by an endosporeverified
Clostridium PerfringensnounMWEanaerobic Gram-positive rod bacterium that produces epsilon toxinverified
Clot BusternounMWEa kind of pharmaceutical that can break up clots blocking the flow of blood to the heart muscleverified
Clotburnounany of several erect biennial herbs of temperate Eurasia having stout taproots and producing bursverified
Clothnounartifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibersverified
Clothes BasketnounMWEa hamper that holds dirty clothes to be washed or wet clothes to be driedverified
Clothes HampernounMWEa hamper that holds dirty clothes to be washed or wet clothes to be driedverified
Clothes HangernounMWEa hanger that is shaped like a person's shoulders and used to hang garments onverified
Clothes MothnounMWEany of several small yellowish or buff-colored moths whose larvae eat organic matter e.g. woolensverified
Clotting FactornounMWEany of the factors in the blood whose actions are essential for blood coagulationverified
Cloud ChambernounMWEapparatus that detects the path of high-energy particles passing through a supersaturated vaporverified
Cloud computingnounMWEA model for enabling on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable IT capabilities/ resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction. It allows users to access technology-based services from the network cloud without knowledge of, expertise with, or control over the technology infrastructure that supports them. This cloud model is composed of five essential characteristics (on-demand self-service, ubiquitous network access, location independent resource pooling, rapid elasticity, and measured service); three service delivery models (Cloud Software as a Service [SaaS], Cloud Platform as a Service [PaaS], and Cloud Infrastructure as a Service [IaaS]); and four models for enterprise access (Private cloud, Community cloud, Public cloud, and Hybrid cloud). Note: Both the user's data and essential security services may reside in and be managed within the network cloud.System
Cloud storagenounMWEA model of data storage in which the digital data is stored in logical pools, the physical storage spans multiple servers (and often locations), and the physical environment is typically owned and managed by a hosting company.System
Cloud-Cuckoo-Landnounan imaginary place where you say people are when they seem optimistically out of touch with realityverified
Clovenounmoderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of clovesverified
Clove PinknounMWEEurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowersverified
Clove TreenounMWEmoderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of clovesverified
Cloven FootnounMWEa hoof divided into two parts at its distal extremity (as of ruminants or swine)verified
Cloven HoofnounMWEa hoof divided into two parts at its distal extremity (as of ruminants or swine)verified
Clover-Leaf RollnounMWEyeast-raised dinner roll made by baking three small balls of dough in each cup of a muffin panverified
Clover-Rootnounhairy Eurasian plant with small yellow flowers and an astringent root formerly used medicinallyverified
Cloverootnounhairy Eurasian plant with small yellow flowers and an astringent root formerly used medicinallyverified
Clozapinenounan antipsychotic drug (trade name Clozaril) used as a sedative and for treatment-resistant schizophreniaverified
Club DrugnounMWEa controlled substance that is usually taken by young people at dance clubs and ravesverified
Clubfootnouncongenital deformity of the foot usually marked by a curled shape or twisted position of the ankle and heel and toesverified