Synonyms for c

Noun

1. degree Centigrade, degree Celsius, C, degree
usage: a degree on the Centigrade scale of temperature
2. speed of light, light speed, c, speed, velocity, constant
usage: the speed at which light travels in a vacuum; the constancy and universality of the speed of light is recognized by defining it to be exactly 299,792,458 meters per second
3. deoxycytidine monophosphate, C, nucleotide
usage: one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)
4. cytosine, C, pyrimidine
usage: a base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with guanine
5. carbon, C, atomic number 6, chemical element, element
usage: an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds
6. hundred, 100, C, century, one C, centred, large integer
usage: ten 10s
7. coulomb, C, ampere-second, charge unit, quantity unit
usage: a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second
8. C, programming language, programing language
usage: a general-purpose programing language closely associated with the UNIX operating system
9. C, letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character
usage: the 3rd letter of the Roman alphabet
10. coke, blow, nose candy, snow, C, cocaine, cocain
usage: street names for cocaine

Adjective

1. hundred, a hundred, one hundred, 100, c, cardinal (vs. ordinal)
usage: being ten more than ninety
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