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Caper FamilynounMWEa dilleniid dicot family of the order Rhoeadales that includes: genera Capparis, Cleome, Crateva, and Polanisiaverified
CapeweednounEuropean weed widely naturalized in North America having yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a cat's earsverified
Capillaritynouna phenomenon associated with surface tension and resulting in the elevation or depression of liquids in capillariesverified
Capillary ActionnounMWEa phenomenon associated with surface tension and resulting in the elevation or depression of liquids in capillariesverified
Capillary FracturenounMWEa fracture without separation of the fragments and the line of the break being very thinverified
Capital AccountnounMWE(economics) that part of the balance of payments recording a nation's outflow and inflow of financial securitiesverified
Capital CostnounMWEthe opportunity cost of the funds employed as the result of an investment decisionverified
Capital GainnounMWEthe amount by which the selling price of an asset exceeds the purchase priceverified
Capital LetternounMWEone of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasisverified
Capital LossnounMWEthe amount by which the purchase price of an asset exceeds the selling priceverified
Capital StocknounMWEthe maximum number of shares authorized under the terms of a corporation's articles of incorporationverified
Capitate BonenounMWEthe wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpusverified
Capiznounmarine bivalve common in Philippine coastal waters characterized by a large thin flat translucent shellverified
Cappuccinonounequal parts of espresso and hot milk topped with cinnamon and nutmeg and usually whipped creamverified
Cappuccino CoffeenounMWEequal parts of espresso and hot milk topped with cinnamon and nutmeg and usually whipped creamverified
Capriccionounan instrumental composition that doesn't adhere to rules for any specific musical form and is played with improvisationverified
Capriciousnessnounthe trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgmentverified
Caprimulgidnounmainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyesverified
Caprine AnimalnounMWEany of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight hornsverified
Capsicum Pepper PlantnounMWEany of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppersverified
Capstone PoliciesnounMWEThose policies that are developed by governing or coordinating institutions of Health Information Exchanges (HIEs). They provide overall requirements and guidance for protecting health information within those HIEs. Capstone Policies must address the requirements imposed by: (1) all laws, regulations, and guidelines at the federal, state, and local levels; (2) business needs; and (3) policies at the institutional and HIE levels.RequirementRegulatedPHI
Captain's ChairnounMWEa wooden armchair with a saddle seat and a low back that has vertical spindlesverified
Captive Finance CompanynounMWEa finance company owned by a manufacturer to finance dealers' inventories or to make loans to consumers buying the company's productsverified
Captoprilnouna drug (trade name Capoten) that blocks the formation of angiotensin in the kidneys resulting in vasodilationverified
Capuchinnounmonkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowlverified
Carnounthe compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plantverified
Car BombnounMWEa bomb placed in a car and wired to explode when the ignition is started or by remote control or by a timing deviceverified