Words in english starting with C

• cost-plus — Adjective – English ～ determining payment based on the actual cost of production plus an agreed-upon fee or rate of profit; "a cost-plus government contract"
• cost-plus contract — Noun – English ～ a contract in which the contractor is paid his total cost plus a stated percentage of profit
• cross-ply — Adjective – English ～ of or relating to an older kind of automobile tire that had a flexible tread and relatively stiff sidewalls
• corner pocket — Noun – English ～ a pocket at the corner of a billiard table
• case in point — Noun – English ～ an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
• cardinal compass point — Noun – English ～ one of the four main compass points
• celestial point — Noun – English ～ a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere)
• critical point — Noun – English ～ a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made; "at that juncture he had no idea what to do"; "he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point"
• Curie point — Noun – English ～ the temperature above which a ferromagnetic substance loses its ferromagnetism and becomes paramagnetic
• craniometric point — Noun – English ～ a landmark on the skull from which craniometric measurements can be taken
• compass point — Noun – English ～ any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; "he checked the point on his compass"
• cyanide poisoning — Noun – English ～ poisoning due to ingesting or inhaling cyanide; common in smoke from fires and in industrial chemicals
• carbon monoxide poisoning — Noun – English ～ a toxic condition that results from inhaling and absorbing carbon monoxide gas; "carbon monoxide combines with hemoglobin and displaces oxygen in the blood"
• capital of Poland — Noun – English ～ the capital and largest city of Poland; located in central Poland
• celestial pole — Noun – English ～ one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere
• Council on Environmental Policy — Noun – English ～ the executive agency that advises the President on protecting the environment
• cross-pollinate — Verb – English ～ fertilize by transfering pollen
• cross-pollinating — Adjective – English ～ of or relating to or characteristic of cross-pollination
• cross-pollination — Noun – English ～ fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers of one flower to the stigma of another
• cross-pollination — Noun – English ～ stimulating influence among diverse elements; "the cross-pollination of the arts"

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