Nouns starting with C

• Curcuma longa — Noun – English ～ widely cultivated tropical plant of India having yellow flowers and a large aromatic deep yellow rhizome; source of a condiment and a yellow dye
• Calophyllum longifolium — Noun – English ～ valuable timber tree of Panama
• Carcharinus longimanus — Noun – English ～ large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin; worldwide distribution; most dangerous shark
• Cassius Longinus — Noun – English ～ prime mover in the conspiracy against Julius Caesar (died in 42 BC)
• celestial longitude — Noun – English ～ (astronomy) the equatorial coordinate specifying the angle, measured eastward along the celestial equator, from the vernal equinox to the intersection of the hour circle that passes through an object in the sky; usually expressed in hours and minutes and seconds; used with declination to specify positions on the celestial sphere; "one hour of right ascension equals fifteen degrees"
• chaise longue — Noun – English ～ a long chair; for reclining
• Capsicum annuum longum — Noun – English ～ plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
• Cyperus longus — Noun – English ～ European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots
• carpet loom — Noun – English ～ a loom for weaving carpeting
• closed loop — Noun – English ～ a control system with a feedback loop that is active
• capital loss — Noun – English ～ the amount by which the purchase price of an asset exceeds the selling price; the loss is realized when the asset is sold
• conductive hearing loss — Noun – English ～ hearing loss due to problems with the bones of the middle ear
• calamine lotion — Noun – English ～ a lotion consisting of a liquid preparation containing calamine; used to treat itching or mild skin irritations
• casting lots — Noun – English ～ making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles etc.) that are thrown or drawn
• crab Louis — Noun – English ～ lettuce and crabmeat dressed with sauce Louis
• cocktail lounge — Noun – English ～ a barroom in a hotel or restaurant where cocktails are served
• Cinnamomum loureirii — Noun – English ～ tropical southeast Asian tree with aromatic bark; yields a bark used medicinally
• common louse — Noun – English ～ head or body louse
• chicken louse — Noun – English ～ a louse parasitic on poultry
• crab louse — Noun – English ～ a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body

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