carbon cycle
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~ a thermonuclear reaction in the interior of stars
cardiac cycle
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~ the complete cycle of events in the heart from the beginning of one heart beat to the beginning of the next; an electrical impulse conducted through the heart muscle that constricts the atria which is followed by constriction of the ventricles; "the cardiac cycle can be shown on an electrocardiogram"
carbon cycle
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~ the organic circulation of carbon from the atmosphere into organisms and back again
citric acid cycle
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~ in all plants and animals: a series of enzymatic reactions in mitochondria involving oxidative metabolism of acetyl compounds to produce high-energy phosphate compounds that are the source of cellular energy
cyclicity
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~ the quality of recurring at regular intervals
cycling
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~ the sport of traveling on a bicycle or motorcycle
Cycliophora
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~ tiny marine organisms each the size of a period found in great numbers on lobsters' lips; identified tentatively in 1995 as a new phylum or as possible link between Entoprocta and Ectoprocta
cyclist
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~ a person who rides a bicycle
cyclobenzaprine
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~ muscle relaxant (trade name Flexeril) used for muscle spasms or acute injury
cyclohexanol
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~ a colorless oily alcohol that smells like camphor
cycloid
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~ a line generated by a point on a circle rolling along a straight line
curtate cycloid
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~ a cycloid generated by a point inside the rolling circle
Cycloloma
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~ a caryophyllaceous genus of the family Chenopodiaceae
Cycloloma atriplicifolium
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~ bushy annual weed of central North America having greenish flowers and winged seeds
cyclone
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~ (meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern
cyclone
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~ a violent rotating windstorm
cyclone cellar
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~ an underground shelter where you can go until a storm passes
cyclooxygenase-1
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~ an enzyme that regulates prostaglandins that are important for the health of the stomach lining and kidneys; "an unfortunate side effect of NSAIDs is that they block Cox-1"
cyclooxygenase-2
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~ an enzyme that makes prostaglandins that cause inflammation and pain and fever; "the beneficial effects of NSAIDs result from their ability to block Cox-2"
cyclooxygenase
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~ either of two related enzymes that control the production of prostaglandins and are blocked by aspirin