cc
- noun
- /siː siː/
- Specialized
- The doctor prescribed 10 cc of medication to be taken daily.
- 1 cc
- 10 cc
- 2 cc
Examples
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The dose wasn't hard to calculate; I would need about 0.0002 cc for each baby.
Fiction book (1998) -
WorldStar's powerplant is an air-cooled, remanufactured 1,600-cc Volkswagen single- or dual-port engine that generates 50 to 65 hp.
Academic text (1999) -
3 cc is the dose.
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Five hundred cc bolus given.
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We're gonna need 10 cc's of...
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We've given him another 300 cc.
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She takes 10 cc of Expectane three times a day.
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Touching it ever so gingerly, Laurie lifted a 10 cc syringe from the bag.
Fiction book (1992) -
Administer 0.5 cc daily orally to selected rats for at least 4 weeks.
Academic text (1996) -
The Mega size holds a lube cartridge containing 240 cc of lubricant.
Academic text (1998)
Synonyms
A small unit for measuring liquids equal to one thousandth of a liter
A unit of volume equal to one milliliter
A metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a litre
A small measure for liquids equal to one thousandth of a liter
A unit of volume equal to one cubic centimetre used in medicine and science
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cc stands for cubic centimeter, which you can imagine as a tiny 'cube' 1 centimeter on each side. The centi- part means 'one hundredth', as in centimeter, so a cc is a small measure often used in medicine and science.