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  • biological mother — the mother who gave birth to a child
  • biological parent — a parent who has conceived (biological mother) or sired (biological father) rather than adopted a child and whose genes are therefore transmitted to the child.
  • biological rhythm — biorhythm.
  • brighton and hove — a city and unitary authority in S England, in East Sussex. Pop: 251 500 (2003 est). Area: 72 sq km (28 sq miles)
  • broadview heights — a town in N Ohio.
  • california nutmeg — a tall, pungently aromatic California evergreen tree, Torreya californica, of the yew family, having a fissured, gray-brown bark and small, purple-streaked, green fruit.
  • carbon offsetting — a program in which a company, country, etc., reduces or offsets its carbon emissions through the funding of activities and projects that improve the environment: Carbon offsetting does not always have a quantifiable impact on the planet.
  • categoric contact — behavior toward an individual on the basis of the type or group of people that person represents rather than on the basis of personal makeup.
  • center of gravity — The center of gravity of an object is a point in it. If this point is above the base of the object, it stays stable, rather than falling over.
  • centre of gravity — The centre of gravity of an object is a point in it. If this point is above the base of the object, it stays stable, rather than falling over.
  • centrifugal force — In physics, centrifugal force is the force that makes objects move outwards when they are spinning around something or travelling in a curve.
  • characterological — of or relating to character or the study of character
  • charter of rights — a section of the Canadian Constitution containing a statement of the basic rights of citizens of Canada.
  • china grass cloth — grass cloth.
  • chromolithographs — Plural form of chromolithograph.
  • chromolithography — the process of making coloured prints by lithography
  • circle the wagons — to take defensive action; prepare for an attack: from arranging a wagon train in a circular formation
  • city of gibraltar — a city on the Rock of Gibraltar, a limestone promontory at the tip of S Spain: settled by Moors in 711 and taken by Spain in 1462; ceded to Britain in 1713; a British crown colony (1830–1969), still politically associated with Britain; a naval and air base of strategic importance. Pop: 29 111 (2013 est). Area: 6.5 sq km (2.5 sq miles)
  • clear box testing — white box testing
  • coarse-grain salt — salt with a much larger grain size than table salt
  • cognitive therapy — a form of psychotherapy in which the patient is encouraged to change the way he or sees the world and himself or herself: used particularly to treat depression
  • collegiate church — a church that has an endowed chapter of canons and prebendaries attached to it but that is not a cathedral
  • colleterial gland — a paired accessory reproductive gland, present in most female insects, secreting a sticky substance that forms either the egg cases or the cement that binds the eggs to a surface
  • columnar jointing — (in basaltic igneous rocks) a series of generally hexagonal columns formed by vertical joints as a result of contraction during cooling.
  • combinatory logic — (logic)   A system for reducing the operational notation of logic, mathematics or a functional language to a sequence of modifications to the input data structure. First introduced in the 1920's by Schoenfinkel. Re-introduced independently by Haskell Curry in the late 1920's (who quickly learned of Schoenfinkel's work after he had the idea). Curry is really responsible for most of the development, at least up until work with Feys in 1958. See combinator.
  • come to handgrips — to engage in hand-to-hand fighting
  • committal hearing — (in British law) a preliminary inquiry by a magistrate to decide if there is enough evidence for a case to go to trial
  • commuter marriage — a marriage in which the partners live some distance apart most of the time, usually because of separate work commitments
  • computer graphics — the use of a computer to produce and manipulate pictorial images on a video screen, as in animation techniques or the production of audiovisual aids
  • configurationally — With regard to a configuration.
  • congestion charge — Congestion charges refer to money motorists must pay in order to drive in some city centres. Congestion charges are intended to reduce traffic within those areas.
  • congregationalism — a system of Christian doctrines and ecclesiastical government in which each congregation is self-governing and maintains bonds of faith with other similar local congregations
  • congregationalist — a form of Protestant church government in which each local religious society is independent and self-governing.
  • connection charge — a charge made as soon as a caller is connected to the number dialled and which is additional to any charges calculated based on the duration of the call
  • content marketing — marketing that tries to attract customers by distributing informational content potentially useful to the target audience, rather than by advertising products and services in the traditional way: content marketing through blogs and email newsletters.
  • contracting party — a person, company, etc, entering into a legal contract
  • contradistinguish — to differentiate by means of contrasting or opposing qualities
  • contrasuggestible — responding or tending to respond to a suggestion by doing or believing the opposite
  • controlling image — a literary device employing repetition so as to stress the theme of a work or a particular symbol.
  • corporate village — an area close to the workplace where many everyday facilities are provided for a company's workers
  • counter-espionage — Counter-espionage is the same as counter-intelligence.
  • counter-migration — a migration in the opposite direction.
  • counter-signature — a signature added by way of countersigning.
  • countersignatures — Plural form of countersignature.
  • cross-lot bracing — bracing extending from one side of an excavation to the opposite to retain the earth on both sides.
  • cryptoclimatology — See under microclimatology.
  • cryptographically — In a cryptographic manner; using cryptography; for cryptographic purposes.
  • cut a good figure — to appear or behave well
  • cut a poor figure — to appear or behave badly
  • cytomegaloviruses — Plural form of cytomegalovirus.
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