common valerian
— Noun
– English
~ tall rhizomatous plant having very fragrant flowers and rhizomes used medicinally
cat valium
— Noun
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~ street names for ketamine
cash surrender value
— Noun
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~ the amount that the insurance company will pay on a given life insurance policy if the policy is cancelled prior to the death of the insured
clapper valve
— Noun
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~ a simple valve with a hinge on one side; allows fluid to flow in only one direction
cardiac valve
— Noun
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~ a valve to control one-way flow of blood
clack valve
— Noun
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~ a simple valve with a hinge on one side; allows fluid to flow in only one direction
Carl Clinton Van Doren
— Noun
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~ United States writer and literary critic (1885-1950)
Carl Van Doren
— Noun
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~ United States writer and literary critic (1885-1950)
Commodore Vanderbilt
— Noun
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~ United States financier who accumulated great wealth from railroad and shipping businesses (1794-1877)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
— Noun
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~ United States financier who accumulated great wealth from railroad and shipping businesses (1794-1877)
Coronilla varia
— Noun
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~ European herb resembling vetch; naturalized in the eastern United States; having umbels of pink-and-white flowers and sharp-angled pods
chance variable
— Noun
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~ a variable quantity that is random
calculus of variations
— Noun
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~ the calculus of maxima and minima of definite integrals
Codiaeum variegatum
— Noun
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~ grown in many varieties for their brightly colored foliage; widely cultivated as a houseplant