cyanide radical
— Noun
– English
～ the monovalent group -CN in a chemical compound
cyano radical
— Noun
– English
～ the monovalent group -CN in a chemical compound
cacodyl radical
— Noun
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～ the univalent group derived from arsine
Campsis radicans
— Noun
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～ a North American woody vine having pinnate leaves and large red trumpet-shaped flowers
clock radio
— Noun
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～ a radio that includes a clock that can be set to turn it on automatically
Crookes radiometer
— Noun
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～ electromagnetic radiometer consisting of a small paddlewheel that rotates when placed in daylight
common ragweed
— Noun
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～ annual weed with finely divided foliage and spikes of green flowers; common in North America; introduced elsewhere accidentally
cable railway
— Noun
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～ a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars
cog railway
— Noun
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～ railway for steep mountains; a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction
curtain raiser
— Noun
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～ any preliminary activity
curtain raiser
— Noun
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～ a short play presented before the main play
curtain raising
— Noun
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～ the first performance (as of a theatrical production); "the opening received good critical reviews"
croupier's rake
— Noun
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～ a small rake used by a croupier to move chips around on the table
crepitation rale
— Noun
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～ the crackling sound heard on auscultation when patients with respiratory diseases inhale; associated with tuberculosis and pneumonia and congestive heart failure
Cytisus ramentaceus
— Noun
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～ erect shrub having large trifoliate leaves and dense clusters of yellow flowers followed by poisonous seeds; Yugoslavia; sometimes placed in genus Cytisus
cattle ranch
— Noun
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～ farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
Cascade Range
— Noun
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～ a mountain range in the northwestern United States extending through Washington and Oregon and northern California; a part of the Coast Range
Coast Range
— Noun
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～ a string of mountain ranges along the Pacific coast of North America from southeastern Alaska to Lower California
Cladonia rangiferina
— Noun
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～ an erect greyish branching lichen of Arctic and even some north temperate regions constituting the chief food for reindeer and caribou and sometimes being eaten by humans
Cedar Rapids
— Noun
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～ a city in eastern Iowa