| cesium |
a highly reactive chemical element of the alkali metal group that has fifty-five protons in each nucleus and that occurs in pure form as a soft, silvery metal melting to a heavy liquid just above room temperature. (symbol: Cs) [2 definitions] |
| cessation |
a pausing or stopping; discontinuance. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. [2 definitions] |
| cesspool |
a pit or hole for receiving drainage and sewage. |
| cesta |
a curved basketlike racket used in jai alai to catch and throw the ball. |
| c'est la vie |
(French) that's life; such is life. |
| cestus1 |
in ancient times, a belt or girdle worn by a woman. |
| cestus2 |
in ancient Rome, a hand covering made of strips of leather weighted with iron or lead and worn by boxers. |
| cesura |
variant of caesura. |
| cetacean |
of or belonging to the group of aquatic mammals that includes whales, porpoises, and dolphins. [2 definitions] |
| Cetus |
an autumn constellation in the northern sky, located below Pisces and Aries and containing the variable star Mira. |
| cevitamic acid |
ascorbic acid. |
| Ceylon |
see "Sri Lanka." |
| Cf |
symbol of the chemical element californium. |
| cf. |
abbreviation of "confer" (Latin); compare, to note the likenesses and differences of (pronounced as individual letters or as word "compare"). |
| cg |
abbreviation of "centigram," or "centigrams," a unit of weight equal to one hundredth of a gram or 0.154 grain. |
| ch. |
abbreviation of "chapter," one of the main sections of a book, usu. marked with a number or title. |
| Chablis |
a very dry white Burgundy table wine. |
| cha-cha |
a modern ballroom dance that originated in Latin America, characterized by its triple beat. [2 definitions] |
| chaconne |
a slow, formal dance of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries having its origins in Spain or Latin America, or the music composed for such a dance. [2 definitions] |
| Chad |
a central African country bordered by Libya, Sudan, Central African Republic, and Niger. |