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  • container class — (programming)   A class whose instances are collections of other objects. Examples include arrays, lists, queues and stacks. A container class typically provides methods such as count, insert, delete and search.
  • contraclockwise — Counterclockwise.
  • contract killer — a person hired to commit a murder
  • contradictively — tending or inclined to contradict; involving contradiction; contradictory.
  • contraflow lane — a traffic lane whose normal direction is reversed temporarily
  • contralaterally — In a contralateral manner.
  • contrapropeller — one of two propellers, usually attached to a ship or aircraft, which rotates in the opposite direction to the other
  • control surface — a movable surface, such as a rudder, elevator, aileron, etc, that controls an aircraft or rocket
  • controller bias — In a control loop, the controller bias is a constant amount added to or subtracted from the action that a controller would normally take with a particular gain.
  • controller gain — In a control loop, the controller gain is the strength of action a controller will take at a particular point below or above the setpoint.
  • controversially — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
  • coolgardie safe — a cupboard with wetted hessian walls for keeping food cool: used esp in Australia
  • copper sulphate — a copper salt found naturally as chalcanthite and made by the action of sulphuric acid on copper oxide. It usually exists as blue crystals of the pentahydrate that form a white anhydrous powder when heated: used as a mordant, in electroplating, and in plant sprays. Formula: CuSO4
  • cordillera real — a range of the Andes, in Bolivia. Highest peak, Illimani, 21,201 feet (6462 meters).
  • corn-leaf aphid — a green aphid, Rhopalosiphum maidis, widely distributed in the U.S.: a pest of corn and other grasses.
  • coromandel work — lacquer work popular in England c1700 and marked by an incised design filled in with gold and color.
  • corona borealis — a small compact constellation in the N hemisphere lying between Boötes and Hercules
  • corps de ballet — In ballet, the corps de ballet is the group of dancers who dance together, in contrast to the main dancers, who dance by themselves.
  • correlativeness — The state or quality of being correlative.
  • corynebacterial — relating to bacteria of the genus Corynebacterium
  • costermansville — former name of Bukavu.
  • could care less — feel(s) the least possible degree of interest, sympathy, etc.
  • coulometrically — in a coulometric manner
  • council chamber — the room in which council meetings are held
  • counteractingly — In a way that counteracts.
  • counteractively — In a counteractive manner.
  • counterbalanced — Simple past tense and past participle of counterbalance.
  • counterbalances — Plural form of counterbalance.
  • counterblockade — a retaliatory blockade
  • counterclaimant — a claim made to offset another claim, especially one made by the defendant in a legal action.
  • counterclaiming — Present participle of counterclaim.
  • countercultural — of or relating to a counterculture
  • countercyclical — having the effect of checking or reversing fluctuations in the national economy or the finances of a business
  • counterexamples — Plural form of counterexample.
  • counterfactuals — Plural form of counterfactual.
  • counterflashing — (construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.
  • countermandable — able to be countermanded
  • counterproposal — a proposal offered as an alternative to a previous proposal
  • countervailable — able to counteract or offset as equivalent
  • couples therapy — a counseling procedure that attempts to improve the adaptation and adjustment of two people who form a conjugal unit.
  • court of appeal — A Court of Appeal is a court which deals with appeals against legal judgments.
  • covaledictorian — A graduating student who shares the position of valedictorian with another student.
  • cover all bases — take full precautions
  • cowper's glands — two small yellowish glands near the prostate that secrete a mucous substance into the urethra during sexual stimulation in males
  • cracked gas oil — Cracked gas oil is a gas oil which is formed as one of the products of a gas reaction.
  • cradle-to-grave — extending throughout one's life, from birth to death: a cradle-to-grave system of health care.
  • crawler tractor — a tractor with a continuous roller belt over cogged wheels on each side, for moving over rough or muddy ground
  • cricopharyngeal — of, relating to, or involving the cricoid cartilage and the pharynx.
  • criminal record — a list of a person's criminal convictions
  • crimson rosella — an Australian parrot, Platycercus elegans, often kept as a cage bird
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