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- chain reaction — A chain reaction is a series of chemical changes, each of which causes the next.
- channelization — the action or process of channelizing
- chaptalization — a method of increasing the alcohol in a wine by adding sugar to the must before or during fermentation.
- chemoreception — the response of a chemoreceptor to chemical stimuli
- chinook jargon — a pidgin language containing elements of Native American languages, English, and French: formerly used among fur traders and Indians on the NW coast of North America
- chinook salmon — a Pacific salmon, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, valued as a food fish
- chloritization — a conversion into or a substitution by chlorite
- circumfixation — a prefix and a suffix attached to a root or stem, as the a and -ing in a-going.
- circumgyration — the act of rolling, turning, or travelling about
- circumlocution — A circumlocution is a way of saying or writing something using more words than are necessary instead of being clear and direct.
- circumnutation — the irregular spiral or elliptical rotation of the apex of a growing stem, root, or shoot, caused by differences in the rate of growth of the opposite sides
- circumposition — the act of circumposing
- circumrotation — Rotation or revolution around an axis.
- circumspection — Circumspection is cautious behaviour and a refusal to take risks.
- circumvolution — the act of turning, winding, or folding around a central axis
- ciudad obregon — a city in W Mexico.
- classification — A classification is a division or category in a system which divides things into groups or types.
- close position — an arrangement of a chord that has the three upper voices close together
- co-chairperson — one of two or more joint chairpersons.
- coarticulation — concomitance of articulation, as in fro, ostensibly a succession of three discrete sounds but physically a single articulation (f-) blending into a coarticulation (-fr-), which blends into an articulation (-r-), which blends into a coarticulation (-ro-), which blends into an articulation (-o).
- coasting wagon — a toy wagon for children, often used for coasting down hills.
- cocktail onion — a small pickled onion served with drinks
- comma position — angulation (def 3).
- comma-position — an angular part, position, or formation.
- commensuration — corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree: Your paycheck should be commensurate with the amount of time worked.
- compromisation — The act of compromising.
- concelebration — the celebration of a Eucharist or Mass by two or more members of the clergy.
- concretisation — Alternative spelling of concretization.
- concretization — to make concrete, real, or particular; give tangible or definite form to: to concretize abstractions.
- conduplication — (of a leaf in the bud) folded lengthwise with the upper face of the blade within.
- conglobulation — the act of conglobing
- conglomeration — A conglomeration of things is a group of many different things, gathered together.
- conglutination — glued together; adhering.
- congratulation — the act of congratulating
- congressperson — A Congressperson is a member of the US Congress, especially of the House of Representatives.
- contemperation — the act of contempering
- contesseration — the act of forging a friendship or union
- contraposition — the act of placing opposite or against, esp in contrast or antithesis
- cotransduction — the simultaneous transfer of multiple genes from one bacterium to another by a single bacteriophage
- court-bouillon — a stock made from root vegetables, water, and wine or vinegar, used primarily for poaching fish
- cracker bonbon — a thin, crisp biscuit.
- crenshaw melon — a variety of melon resembling the casaba, having pinkish flesh.
- cross reaction — an immunologic reaction between a given antigen and an antibody or lymphokine that is specific for a different antigen resembling the first one.
- cross relation — the simultaneous or successive occurrence of a note and its chromatic alteration, as C and C57395, in different voices; false relation
- cross-question — If you cross-question someone, you ask them a lot of questions about something.
- cross-reaction — an immunologic reaction between a given antigen and an antibody or lymphokine that is specific for a different antigen resembling the first one.
- cryoextraction — the surgical removal of a cataract with a cryoprobe.
- crystalisation — Alternative spelling of crystallization.
- cytoprotection — (biology) The process by which various compounds protect cells from damage.
- de-designation — an act of designating.