compact disk
— Noun
– English
~ a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser
civil disobedience
— Noun
– English
~ a group's refusal to obey a law because they believe the law is immoral (as in protest against discrimination); "Thoreau wrote a famous essay justifying civil disobedience"
cyclothymic disorder
— Noun
– English
~ a mild bipolar disorder that persists over a long time
cyclic disorder
— Noun
– English
~ a mild bipolar disorder that persists over a long time
chromosonal disorder
— Noun
– English
~ any change in the normal structure or number of chromosomes; often results in physical or mental abnormalities
conversion disorder
— Noun
– English
~ a mental disorder characterized by the conversion of mental conflict into somatic forms (into paralysis or anesthesia having no apparent cause)
cash dispenser
— Noun
– English
~ an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used
computer display
— Noun
– English
~ a screen used to display the output of a computer to the user
canine distemper
— Noun
– English
~ a viral disease of young dogs characterized by high fever and respiratory inflammation
complementary distribution
— Noun
– English
~ (linguistics) a distribution of related speech sounds or forms in such a way that they only appear in different contexts
city district
— Noun
– English
~ a district of a town or city
congressional district
— Noun
– English
~ a territorial division of a state; entitled to elect one member to the United States House of Representatives
carbon disulfide
— Noun
– English
~ a toxic colorless flammable liquid (CS2); used in the manufacture of rayon and cellophane and carbon tetrachloride and as a solvent for rubber
cretan dittany
— Noun
– English
~ dwarf aromatic shrub of Crete
crete dittany
— Noun
– English
~ dwarf aromatic shrub of Crete
Cestrum diurnum
— Noun
– English
~ West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-shaped white flowers that are fragrant by day
Cleistes divaricata
— Noun
– English
~ orchid of northeastern United States with magenta-pink flowers having funnel-shaped lip; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia
Campanula divaricata
— Noun
– English
~ bellflower of southeastern United States (Maryland to Georgia) having pale blue flowers
crash-dive
— Verb
– English
~ descend steeply and rapidly