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C

3 2.3

A degree on the Celsius temperature scale

noun

: grado Celsius

After raising the temperature of the substrate to 55 degrees C with steam, fermentation takes place in a vertical reactor under thermophilic conditions, without the addition of water.
degrees C

Examples

The temperature range is 0 degrees to 60 degrees C for operating and -25 to 100 degrees C for storage.

Academic text (1995)
In the latter two areas, annual rainfall decreases by more than 6 percent for every 1 degree C of global mean warming.

Academic text (1993)
Operating conditions, indicated by degree C rise above ambient, are shown on the tricolored LED display.

Academic text (1995)
15.3C or just 1.0C above the year 1700 level with just 0.3C more to go.

Blog text (16)
The temperature outside reached 30 degrees C yesterday, making it one of the hottest days of the year.
He noticed that the water boiled at 100 degrees C under normal atmospheric conditions.
The weather forecast predicted a drop to minus 10 degrees C overnight.

Synonyms

degree Celsius

vsC

28 2.2

A unit for measuring temperature on the Celsius scale where water freezes at 0 and boils at 100

is the same unit but uses the older alternative name

degree centigrade

vsC

Archaic

5 3.3

A unit of temperature on the Celsius scale

is the same unit but uses the modern scientist's name

Compounds

C-section

Specialized

41 3.4

A surgery to deliver a baby by making cuts in the mother's abdomen and womb

vitamin C

Specialized

30 1.1

A substance in fruits and vegetables that helps the body stay healthy and fight illness

hepatitis C

Specialized

15 3.8

A liver infection caused by a virus spread through blood, for example by sharing needles

C major

2 3.5

A major key with no sharps or flats that uses only the white keys on a piano

D and C

Specialized

1 8.0

A surgery that opens the cervix and removes tissue from the womb

middle C

Specialized

1 4.2

The note C near the center of a piano used as a reference in music

C compiler

Specialized

1 4.7

A computer program that turns C code into instructions the computer can run

C program

Specialized

1 3.4

A computer program written in the C language

C-reactive protein

Specialized

1 4.3

A protein made by the liver that rises in the blood as a sign of infection or inflammation

C and W

4.0

A style of popular music from the southern United States with guitars and songs about everyday life

C battery

Archaic

8.1

A small cell that gives steady voltage to set the grid of an old radio tube

C clef

Specialized

9.8

A movable sign on a music staff that shows middle C

C flute

Specialized

4.0

A common concert wind instrument played by blowing across a hole tuned to C and used in orchestras

C horizon

Specialized

8.1

A soil layer below the B layer and above bedrock made of partly broken rock with little plant material

C major scale

3.2

A sequence of notes C D E F G A B with no sharps or flats

C-clamp

6.5

A metal clamp shaped like a C that holds wood or metal firmly while you work

chlorophyll c

Specialized

6.5

A green pigment in brown algae and tiny water organisms that helps make food from light

C-horizon

Specialized

9.6

A soil layer under the B-horizon and above bedrock made mostly of broken rock with few plant roots

C-ration

Archaic

9.3

A canned meal given to American soldiers during wars

cytochrome c

Specialized

5.5

A small protein in mitochondria that helps move energy in cells

scale of C major

Specialized

3.7

A set of notes from C to B with no sharps or flats

the c-word

Offensive

9.9

An indirect way to say a very offensive word for a woman's private parts

Surface Forms

C singular

Cs plural

Etymology

C for temperature stands for Celsius, the scale named after Anders Celsius, so 0°C and 100°C mark the freezing and boiling points of water on that scale.