compound interest
— Noun
– English
~ interest calculated on both the principal and the accrued interest
coitus interruptus
— Noun
– English
~ a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation
closed interval
— Noun
– English
~ an interval that includes its endpoints
crisis intervention
— Noun
– English
~ psychotherapy that focuses on acute critical situations (depressive episodes or attempted suicides or drug overdoses) with the aim of restoring the person to the level of functioning before the crisis
coming into court
— Noun
– English
~ formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
carrying into action
— Noun
– English
~ the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it; "they criticised his performance as mayor"; "experience generally improves performance"
caffeine intoxication
— Noun
– English
~ poisoning resulting from excessive intake of caffeine containing products
Cichorium intybus
— Noun
– English
~ perennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in salads
Criminal Investigation Command
— Noun
– English
~ the United States Army's principal law enforcement agency responsible for the conduct of criminal investigations for all levels of the Army anywhere in the world
closed-end investment company
— Noun
– English
~ a regulated investment company that issues a fixed number of shares which are listed on a stock market
corporate investor
— Noun
– English
~ a company that invests in (acquires control of) other companies
Callirhoe involucrata
— Noun
– English
~ hairy perennial of central United States having round deeply lobed leaves and loose panicles of large crimson-purple or cherry-red flowers
calcium ion
— Noun
– English
~ ion of calcium; a factor in the clotting of blood
Clitocybe irina
— Noun
– English
~ an edible agaric with large silky white caps and thick stalks
cast iron
— Noun
– English
~ an alloy of iron containing so much carbon that it is brittle and so cannot be wrought but must be shaped by casting
climbing iron
— Noun
– English
~ an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing
corrugated iron
— Noun
– English
~ usually galvanized sheet iron or sheet steel shaped into straight parallel ridges and hollows
curling iron
— Noun
– English
~ a cylindrical metal home appliance that heats a lock of hair that has been curled around it
cramp iron
— Noun
– English
~ a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together
colonic irrigation
— Noun
– English
~ a water enema given to flush out the colon