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noun (n)
- a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature(noun.quantity)source: wordnet30
- 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(noun.time)source: wordnet30
- a vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits) and vegetables; prevents scurvy(noun.substance)source: wordnet30
- one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)(noun.substance)Synonym:
a, deoxyadenosine monophosphate, deoxycytidine monophosphate, deoxyguanosine monophosphate, deoxythymidine monophosphate, g, tsource: wordnet30 - a base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with guanine(noun.substance)source: wordnet30
- an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds(noun.substance)source: wordnet30
- a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second(noun.quantity)source: wordnet30
- a general-purpose programing language closely associated with the UNIX operating system(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- (music) the keynote of the scale of C major(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- the 3rd letter of the Roman alphabet(noun.communication)source: wordnet30