| calcitonin |
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noun - (hormone) thyrocalcitonin
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| camp |
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noun
- An outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other temporary structures.
- An organised event, often taking place in tents or temporary accommodation.
- A base of a military group, not necessarily temporary.
- A group of people with the same ideals or political leanings, strongly supported.
- An affect, affected, exaggerate, exaggerated or intentionally tasteless style.
verb
- To live in a tent or similar temporary accommodation.
- We're planning to in the field until Sunday.
- To stay in an advantageous location in a first-person shooter game, for example, next to a power-up or to guard an area.
- The easiest way to win on this map is to the double damage.
- Go and the flag for the win.
- To behave in a camp manner.
- Don't up your performance of Malvolio in Twelfth Night this time.
- (gay slang) To troll for sexual partners.
- Looks like he's going to for some hot bois tonight.
- (gay slang) To chat up a guy in the hopes of getting him into bed.
- You should that cute guy.
adjective ((compar) camper, (superl) campest)
- theatrical, Theatrical; making exaggerated gestures.
- (context, of a gay man) Ostentatiously effeminate.
- Intentionally tasteless or vulgar, self-parodying.
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| carotenoid |
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noun - (organic chemistry) Any of a class of yellow to red plant pigments including the carotenes and xanthophylls.
adjective - (organic chemistry) Of, or relating to such a class of pigments.
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| cascade |
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noun
- A waterfall or series of small waterfalls
- Now murm'ring soft, now roaring in . -Cawper
- (figuratively) A stream or sequence of a thing or things occurring as if falling like a cascade.
- The rise in serotonin levels sets off a of chemical events — Richard M. Restak, The Secret Life of the Brain, Joseph Henry Press, 2001
- A series of electrical components, the output of any one being connected to the input of the next; See also daisy chain
verb (cascad, ing)
- (intransitive) To fall as a waterfall or series of small waterfalls.
- To occur as a causal sequence.
- (archaic) (slang) To vomit.
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| casein |
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noun
- (biochemistry) A proteid substance present in both the animal and the vegetable kingdom found in milk or in the seeds of leguminous plants.
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| catalase |
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noun
- An enzyme found in the liver that catalyses the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen.
category:Enzymes
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| catecholamine |
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noun - (chemistry) any of a class of aromatic amines derived from pyrocatechol that are hormones produced by the adrenal gland
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| cephalin |
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noun - (biochemistry) a phospholipid found particularly in the cells of nervous tissue; it is also the primary phospholipid in bacteria
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| cetin |
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noun
- the white, waxy constituent of spermaceti
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| chemosynthesis |
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noun
- the production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple compounds such as carbon dioxide, using the oxidation of chemical nutrients as a source of energy rather than sunlight; it is limited to certain bacteria and fungi
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| chitin |
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noun
- (carbohydrate) A complex polysaccharide, a polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, found in the exoskeletons of arthropods and in the cell walls of fungi; thought to be responsible for some forms of asthma in humans.
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| chlorophyll |
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noun
- Any of a group of green pigments that are found in the chloroplasts of plants and in other photosynthetic organisms such as cyanobacteria
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| cholesterol |
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noun
- (biochemistry) A sterol lipid synthesized by the liver and transported in the bloodstream to the membranes of all animal cells; it plays a central role in many biochemical processes and, as a lipoprotein that coats the walls of blood vessels, is associated with cardiovascular disease.
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| cholic acid |
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noun - (chemistry) a steroidal bile acid, C24H40O5, derived from cholesterol
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| choline |
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noun
- (biochemistry) A hydroxy quaternary ammonium compound with formula (methyl, CH3)3Nitrogen, N+methylene, CH2methylene, CH2hydroxyl, OHX�. It is an essential nutrient for cardiovascular and brain health and for cell membrane formation. Discovered by Andreas Strecker in 1862.
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| chymotrypsin |
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noun
- An endopeptidase enzyme that cleaves peptides at the carboxyl side of tyrosine, tryptophan, and phenylalanine amino acids.
category:Enzymes
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| COA |
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initialism - Court of Appeals
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| coagulate |
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verb (coagulat, ing)
- To cause to congeal, to convert from a liquid to a semisolid mass.
- In cheese making Rennet causes milk to into curds that become cheese.
- (intransitive) To become coagulated, congealed
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| coenzyme |
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noun - (biochemistry) Any small molecule that is necessary for the functioning of an enzyme.
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| coenzyme A |
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noun - (biochemistry) A coenzyme, formed from pantothenic acid and adenosine triphosphate, that is necessary for fatty acid synthesis and metabolism.
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| cofactor |
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noun
- a contributing factor
- (biochemistry) a substance, especially a coenzyme or a metal, that must be present for an enzyme to function
- (mathematics) the result of a number being divided by one of its factors
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| collagen |
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noun - a glycoprotein that forms elongated fibers, usually found in the extracellular matrix of connective tissue
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| complex |
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noun (pl=complexes)
- A problem.
- A collection of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base.
- A psychologically based dislike or fear of a particular thing.
- Jim has a real complex about working for a woman boss.
- A thunderstorm that forms when two storm fronts collide.
- (chemistry) A structure consisting of a central atom or molecule weakly connected to surrounding atoms or molecules.
verb to complex (intransitive)
- (chemistry) To form a complex with another substance
adjective (wikipedia, complex number)
((compar) more complex, (superl) most complex)
- Made up of multiple parts; intricate or detailed.
- Not simple or straightforward.
- (mathematics) Of a number, of the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of −1.
- function
- (geometry) A curve, polygon or other figure that crosses or intersects itself.
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| concrescence |
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noun
- the growing together and merging of like or unlike separate parts or particles
2. (art) the juxtapositioning of dissimilar forms or devices that are harmonized at their point of intersection into hybrid transitional shapes or designs. Any emphasis or modification of these transitional forms that are used in the creation of designs and new forms
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| corticosteroid |
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noun
- (steroid hormone) Any of a group of steroid hormones, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that are involved in a large range of physiological systems.
- (context, steroid, pharmacology) Any of several synthetic hormones of related structure.
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| corticosterone |
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noun - (steroid hormone) A corticosteroid hormone, produced in the adrenal glands, involved in metabolism.
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| cortisone |
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noun - (steroid hormone) A corticosteroid hormone, closely related to corticosterone, that functions (with adrenaline) to combat stress.
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| cyanocobalamin |
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noun - (vitamin) cobalmin.
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| cysteine |
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noun
- (amino acid) A sulphur-containing nonessential amino acid C3H7NO2S found in most animal proteins; it readily oxidizes to cystine.
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| cystine |
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noun - (chemistry) a nonessential amino acid formed by the oxidation of cysteine; it contains two cycteine residues linked by a disulfide bond
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| cytosine |
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noun
- (biochemistry) A base, C4H5N3O, which pairs with guanine in DNA and RNA.
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