Words in english starting with C

• cortical potential — Noun – English ～ (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph
• Collis Potter Huntington — Noun – English ～ United States railroad executive who built the western section of the first United States transcontinental railroad (1821-1900)
• Conrad Potter Aiken — Noun – English ～ United States writer (1889-1973)
• cheek pouch — Noun – English ～ a membranous pouch inside the mouth of many rodents (as a gopher)
• Cypriot pound — Noun – English ～ the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
• carob powder — Noun – English ～ powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute
• chili powder — Noun – English ～ powder made of ground chili peppers mixed with e.g. cumin and garlic and oregano
• curry powder — Noun – English ～ pungent blend of cumin and ground coriander seed and turmeric and other spices
• cocoa powder — Noun – English ～ the powdery remains of chocolate liquor after cocoa butter is removed; used in baking and in low fat and low calorie recipes and as a flavoring for ice cream
• Cecil Frank Powell — Noun – English ～ English physicist who discovered the pion (the first known meson) which is a subatomic particle involved in holding the nucleus together (1903-1969)
• Colin luther Powell — Noun – English ～ United States general who was the first African American to serve as chief of staff; later served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush (born 1937)
• Colin Powell — Noun – English ～ United States general who was the first African American to serve as chief of staff; later served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush (born 1937)
• Central Powers — Noun – English ～ in World War I the alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary and other nations allied with them in opposing the Allies
• Chimonanthus praecox — Noun – English ～ deciduous Japanese shrub cultivated for its fragrant yellow flowers
• Cidade de Praia — Noun – English ～ the capital of Cape Verde on Sao Tiago Island
• Cardamine pratensis — Noun – English ～ a bitter cress of Europe and America
• Cottrell precipitator — Noun – English ～ removes dust particles from gases by electrostatic precipitation
• cumulative preferred — Noun – English ～ preferred stock whose dividends if omitted accumulate until paid out
• chorale prelude — Noun – English ～ a composition for organ using a chorale as a basis for variations
• childbirth-preparation class — Noun – English ～ a course that teaches pregnant women to use breathing and concentration and exercise techniques to use during labor

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