| cilium |
one of the microscopic hairlike structures on the surface of many cells, providing locomotion in single-celled animals and movement of fluid across the cells that line certain organs, such as the lungs or stomach, in complex animals. [3 definitions] |
| cimbalom |
a large dulcimer, usu. mounted on legs, that is played esp. by Hungarian folk musicians. |
| cinch |
a strong strap for securing a pack or saddle on an animal; girth. [6 definitions] |
| cinchona |
any of various trees and shrubs native to South America and grown also in Asia, whose bark contains medicinal substances such as quinine. [2 definitions] |
| cinchonize |
to administer (cinchona, quinine, or the like) to. |
| Cinco de Mayo |
the fifth of May, a Mexican holiday commemorating the Mexican army's 1862 victory over the French army at the Battle of Puebla and celebrating Mexican unity and independence. |
| cincture |
a belt, band, or girdle. [3 definitions] |
| cinder |
a small piece of partially burned wood, coal, or the like that can burn further but without a flame. [4 definitions] |
| cinder block |
a partly hollow building block made of concrete and cinders. |
| Cinderella |
the title character of a common European fairy tale, who, with the help of a fairy godmother, escapes a life of misery and marries a prince. [2 definitions] |
| Cinderella story |
an account of a person, athletic team, or the like that achieves sudden, inexplicable success. |
| cinema |
motion pictures generally. [3 definitions] |
| cinematographer |
in a film crew, the main camera operator, who is responsible for lighting, camera angles, and the like. |
| cinematography |
the art or technique of photographing motion pictures. |
| cinéma vérité |
(French) a style of filmmaking in which realism is the objective, accomplished through filming unscripted everyday situations with hand-held cameras. |
| cineraria |
a cultivated plant having heart-shaped leaves and clusters of bright daisylike flowers. [2 definitions] |
| cinerarium |
a place in which the ashes of cremated bodies are deposited. |
| cinnabar |
a reddish mineral that is the main ore of mercury and is sometimes used as a pigment; mercuric sulfide. [2 definitions] |
| cinnamon |
a spice made from the inner bark of any of several tropical Asian trees. [2 definitions] |
| cinquefoil |
any of several plants of the rose family that have compound, often five-lobed, leaves. [2 definitions] |
| cion |
variant of scion. |