Definition of 'c'

Noun

1. a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
      Synonyms: degree centigrade degree Celsius
2. 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
      Synonyms: speed of light light speed
3. one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)
      Synonyms: deoxycytidine monophosphate
4. a base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with guanine
      Synonyms: cytosine
5. an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds
      Synonyms: carbon atomic number 6
6. ten 10s
      Synonyms: hundred 100 century one C centred
7. a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second
      Synonyms: coulomb ampere-second
8. a general-purpose programing language closely associated with the UNIX operating system
9. (music) the keynote of the scale of C major
10. the 3rd letter of the Roman alphabet
       Synonyms: letter c
11. street names for cocaine
       Synonyms: coke blow nose candy snow

Adjective

1. being ten more than ninety
      Synonyms: hundred one hundred 100

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