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Conchnounany of various edible tropical marine gastropods of the genus Strombus having a brightly-colored spiral shell with large outer lipverified
Conciliationnounany of various forms of mediation whereby disputes may be settled short of arbitrationverified
Concisenessnounterseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few wordsverified
Concisionnounterseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few wordsverified
Conclusion of LawnounMWEa finding as to the applicability of a rule of law to particular factsverified
Concoctionnounthe act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of componentsverified
Concordancenouna harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds)verified
Concordatnouna signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some actionverified
Concrete JunglenounMWEan area in a city with large modern buildings that is perceived as dangerous and unpleasantverified
Concurrent ExecutionnounMWEthe execution of two or more computer programs by a single computerverified
Concurrent OperationnounMWEtwo or more operations performed at the same time (or within a give interval)verified
Concurring OpinionnounMWEan opinion that agrees with the court's disposition of the case but is written to express a particular judge's reasoningverified
Condemnationnoun(law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building)verified
Condensationnoun(psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbolverified
Condenser MicrophonenounMWEmicrophone consisting of a capacitor with one plate fixed and the other forming the diaphragm moved by sound wavesverified
Condescendingnessnounaffability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rankverified
Condescensionnounaffability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rankverified
Conditional ContractnounMWEa contract whose performance depends on a fact or event that affects legal relationsverified
Conditional ProbabilitynounMWEthe probability that an event will occur given that one or more other events have occurredverified
Conditional ReactionnounMWEan acquired response that is under the control of (conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulusverified
Conditional ReflexnounMWEan acquired response that is under the control of (conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulusverified
Conditional RelationnounMWEa logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'verified
Conditional ResponsenounMWEan acquired response that is under the control of (conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulusverified
Conditional SalenounMWEa sale in which the buyer receives title to the property only upon the performance of some condition (usually the full payment of the purchase price)verified
Conditioned AvoidancenounMWEa conditioned response that anticipates the occurrence of an aversive stimulusverified
Conditioned Avoidance ResponsenounMWEa conditioned response that anticipates the occurrence of an aversive stimulusverified
Conditioned Emotional ResponsenounMWEan emotional response that has been acquired by conditioningverified
Conditioned ReactionnounMWEan acquired response that is under the control of (conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulusverified
Conditioned ReflexnounMWEan acquired response that is under the control of (conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulusverified
Conditioningnouna learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environmentverified
Condomnouncontraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourseverified
Condominiumnounhousing consisting of a complex of dwelling units (as an apartment house) in which each unit is individually ownedverified
Conduction AphasianounMWEaphasia in which the lesion is assumed to be in the association tracts connecting the various language centers in the brainverified
Conduitnouna passage, such as a pipe or tunnel, through which water or electric wires can passverified
Condylar ProcessnounMWEthe condyle of the ramus of the mandible that articulates with the skullverified
Condyloid ProcessnounMWEthe condyle of the ramus of the mandible that articulates with the skullverified