Cetonia aurata
— Noun
– English
～ a common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. roses
Cetoniidae
— Noun
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～ considered a separate family in some classification systems
Cetorhinidae
— Noun
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～ in some older classifications considered the family of the basking sharks
Cetorhinus
— Noun
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～ comprising only the basking sharks; in some classifications considered the type genus of a separate family Cetorhinidae
Cetraria
— Noun
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～ foliose lichens chiefly of northern latitudes
cetrimide
— Noun
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～ a cationic detergent that is a powerful disinfectant
cetus
— Noun
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～ a large constellation on the equator near Pisces and Aquarius
Cewa
— Noun
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～ a member of the Bantu-speaking people of Malawi and eastern Zambia and northern Zimbabwe
Ceylon
— Noun
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～ an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India
Ceylon
— Noun
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～ a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948
Ceylonite
— Noun
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～ a dark-colored spinel containing iron
cezanne
— Noun
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～ French Post-impressionist painter who influenced modern art (especially cubism) by stressing the structural components latent in nature (1839-1906)
CF
— Noun
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～ the most common hereditary disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; no cure is known
cf
— Noun
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～ a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles
CFC
— Noun
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～ a fluorocarbon with chlorine; formerly used as a refrigerant and as a propellant in aerosol cans; "the chlorine in CFCs causes depletion of atmospheric ozone"
cfo
— Noun
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～ the corporate executive having financial authority to make appropriations and authorize expenditures for a firm
CFTR
— Noun
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～ the gene that is mutated in cystic fibrosis
cgs
— Noun
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～ system of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds
ch'i
— Noun
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～ the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health