| centrifuge |
a machine that uses centrifugal force to separate materials of different densities. [2 definitions] |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. [2 definitions] |
| centripetal force |
a force that tends to pull a particle or body toward the axis around which it rotates. (Cf. centrifugal force.) |
| centrist |
a person whose ideology lies near the center of the political spectrum; moderate. [2 definitions] |
| centroid |
the arithmetic mean of all points that form the boundary of a two- or three-dimensional object. |
| centrosome |
a minute protoplasmic body, near the nucleus in most animal cells, that divides in mitosis. |
| centurion |
in ancient Rome, an officer in command of a company of about one hundred men. |
| century |
a unit of time equal to one hundred years. [2 definitions] |
| century plant |
a desert agave, once believed to flower only once in a century, with fleshy leaves and a very tall stem on which greenish flowers appear every ten to twenty years. |
| CEO |
abbreviation of "chief executive officer." |
| -cephalic |
having (such) a type of head or number of heads; -cephalous. |
| cephalic |
of or relating to the head. [2 definitions] |
| cephalic index |
the ratio of the greatest width of a human head to its greatest length, multiplied by one hundred; cranial index. |
| cephalo- |
head or skull. |
| cephalopod |
any of various marine mollusks, such as the octopus or squid, that have highly developed eyes, and tentacles attached to the head around the mouth. |
| cephalosporin |
any of a group of antibiotics originally isolated from fungi of the genus Acremonium (formerly known as Cephalosporium) used to treat bacterial infections. |
| cephalothorax |
the fused unit of head and thorax in certain arachnids and crustaceans. |
| -cephalous |
having (such) a type of head or number of heads; -cephalic. |
| Cepheus |
a circumpolar constellation in the northern sky, located between Cassiopeia and Draco. [2 definitions] |
| ceramic |
of or pertaining to objects made from clay or other nonmetallic mineral. [3 definitions] |
| Cerberus |
in Greek and Roman mythology, the three-headed dog that guards the entrance to Hades. |