c
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,397 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 13,178 times across 173,643 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature also: degree centigrade, degree Celsius
- the speed at which light travels in a vacuum; the constancy and universality of the speed of light is recognized by defining it to be exactly 299,792,458 meters per second also: speed of light, light speed
- a vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits) and vegetables; prevents scurvy also: vitamin C, ascorbic acid
- one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar also: deoxycytidine monophosphate
- a base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with guanine also: cytosine
- an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds also: carbon, atomic number 6
c in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Oh, two to one bar one, &c.
Punch — Volume 101, November 7, 1891 · Various · Chapter 1
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At the last General Meeting of the L.C.
Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1
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It was conquered by Rome in the fourth century B.C.
Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) · O. J. [Annotator] Stevenson · Chapter 1
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White gloves in abundance, burnt wine to the company, &c., &c.
The Olden Time Series, Vol. 6 · Henry M. (Henry Mason) Brooks · Chapter 1
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It was really the A, B, C, which he wished me to teach him.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1