Cutlery Cutlery refers to any hand utensil used in preparing, serving, and especially eating food. It is more usually known as silverware or flatware in the United States, where cutlery can have the more specific meaning of knives and other cutting instruments. This is probably the original meaning of the word.
	Cutlet Cutlet refers to: # a rib of calf, pork, mutton, lamb # a small cut of meat of calf, mutton, lamb # frying cutlet # croquette made by minced meat # Indian cuisine
	Cutter When used in a nautical sense, a cutter is: # a small single-masted vessel, fore-and-aft rigged, with two or more headsails, a bowsprit, and a mast set further back than in a sloop # a ship's boat, powered by oars, sails or motor, used to carry passengers or light stores # a small lightly-armed vessel used by various marine services
	Cutting board A cutting board, also known as a chopping board, is a kitchen utensil, used as a flat surface on which to cut or slice things. Cutting boards are often made of wood or plastic. There are also chopping boards made of glass - which are easier to clean than the wooden or plastic ones, but are damaging to the knives.
	Cuttlefish Cuttlefish are marine animals of the order Sepiida belonging to the Cephalopoda class . Although the name suggests it, cuttlefish are not fish, but molluscs. Cuttlefish have an internal Animal shell, large eyes, and eight arms and two tentacles furnished with denticulated suckers, by means of which they secure their predation.
	Cy Young Denton True Young was a pre-eminent baseball pitcher during the 1890s and 1900s. His nickname "Cy" is short for "Tornado" and because his fastball was reported to be blindingly fast. He was born in Gilmore, Ohio, a tiny village near Newcomerstown, Ohio where Young was later raised.
	Cyan Cyan may be used as the name of any of a number of a range of colors in the blue/green part of the spectrum. The most important scientific definition is that specific color cyan that is the precise color obtained by mixing equal amounts of green and blue light . As such, cyan is the complementary color of red: cyan pigments totally absorb red light.
	Cyanamide Cyanamide is an amide of cyanogen, a white, crystalline compound. The term can also refer to a salt of this compound, having one or both of the hydrogen atoms replaced by another element or radical, such as in the most common case of calcium cyanamide, a compound used as a fertilizer and as a source of other compounds of nitrogen.
	Cyanic acid Cyanic acid is a colourless poisonous liquid with a boiling point of 23.5C and a melting point of -81C. At 0C cyanic acid is converted to cyamelide. In water, cyanic acid hydrolysis to carbon dioxide and ammonia. Cyanic acid is an isomer of fulminic acid.
	Cyanide A cyanide is any chemical compound that contains the cyano group -C=N, with the carbon atom chemical bond to the nitrogen atom. The CN group can be found in many kinds of compounds. Some are gases, others are solids or liquids. Some are salt-like, some covalent.
	Cyanocitta The genus Cyanocitta is a New World genus of jays, passerine birds of the family Corvidae. Cyanocitta includes only two of the New World jays; they are blue, crested birds that differ in the colour of the head. Their ranges generally do not overlap. *C. cristata, Blue Jay
	Cyanocobalamin The name vitamin B is used in two different ways. In a broad sense it refers to a group of cobalt-containing compounds known as cobalamins - cyanocobalamin , hydroxocobalamin and the two coenzyme forms of B, methylcobalamin and 5-deoxyadenosylcobalamin . In a more specific way, the term B is used to refer to only one of these forms, cyanocobalamin, which is the principal B form used for foods and in nutritional supplements.
	Cyanogen Cyanogen is a chemical compound2. The cyanide entity behaves like a halogen. Cyanogen molecules consist of two CN groups. The two cyanide groups are bonded together at their carbon atoms: N=C-C=N. The word cyanogen may refer to a single cyanide group in some molecules that are considered derivatives of cyanogen.
	Cyanuric acid Cyanuric acid or 1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triol is an organic chemical compound with the chemical formula C3H3N3O3. Synonyms include 1,3,5-triazinetriol,s-triazinetriol, 1,3,5-Triazine-2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-trione, s-triazinetrione, tricarbimide, isocyanuric acid, and pseudocyanuric acid.
	Cyathea Cyathea is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. They are mostly terrestrial ferns, usually with a single tall stem. Rarely, the trunk may be branched or creeping. Many species also develop a fibrous mass of roots at the base of the trunk. The genus has a pantropical distribution, with over 470 species.
	Cyathea medullaris Cyathea medullaris, popularly known as the Black Tree Fern, is a species of tree fern endemic to New Zealand. It is called Mamaku, Katata, Korau, or Pitauin in Maori language. This fern is found to grow to heights of 20 m, making it the largest tree fern.
	Cyatheaceae The Cyatheaceae is a family of fern that includes the world's tallest tree ferns, which reach heights up to 20 m. They are also very ancient plants, appearing in the fossil record in the late Jurassic, though the modern genus likely appeared in the Tertiary. All Cyatheaceae have scales instead of hairs, which are common in members of the family Dicksoniaceae.
	Cybele Originally a Phrygian goddess, insofar as the Hellenes were concerned, Cybele was a deification of the Earth Mother who was worshipped in Anatolia from Neolithic times. Like Gaia or her Minoan equivalent Rhea, Cybele embodies the fertile earth, a goddess of caverns and mountains, walls and fortresses, nature, wild animals.
	Cybernetics Cybernetics is the study of communication and control theory, typically involving regulatory feedback, in living organisms, in machines and organisations and their combinations, for example, in sociotechnical systems, computer controlled machines such as automata and robots.
	Cyberpunk Cyberpunk is a sub-genre of science fiction, noted for its focus on "high tech and low life" and taking its name from the combination of cybernetics and punk ideology. It features advanced science such as information technology and cybernetics, coupled with a degree of breakdown or a radical change in the social order.
	Cyborg The term cyborg, a portmanteau of cybernetic organism, is used to designate an organism which adds to or enhances its abilities by using technology. Speculative cyborgs are frequently portrayed with a fine granularity mixture of biological matter and mechanical parts, such as the Borg .
	Cycad Cycads are an ancient group of seed plants characterized by a large crown of compound Leaf and a stout trunk. They are evergreen, gymnospermous, dioecious plants having large pinnately compound leaves. They are frequently confused with and mistaken for Arecaceae or ferns, but are unrelated to either, belonging to the division Cycadophyta.
	Cycas Cycas is the type genus and the only genus currently recognised in the cycad family Cycadaceae. About 95 species are currently accepted. The best-known species is Cycas revoluta, widely cultivated under the name "Sago Palm" or "King Sago Palm" due to its palm-like appearance although it is not a true Arecaceae.
	Cycas revoluta Cycas revoluta, known variously as Sago Palm, King Sago Palm, or Sago Cycad, is a cycad native to southern Japan, but is now grown worldwide. Despite the familiar common names, it is not a Arecaceae at all, but a type of gymnosperm. This very symmetrical plant supports a crown of shiny, dark green leaves on a thick shaggy trunk that is typically about 20 cm in diameter, sometimes wider.
	Cyclades The Cyclades are a Greece island group in the Aegean Sea, south-east of the mainland of Greece; and an administrative prefectures of Greece of Greece. They are one of the Greek islands which constitute the Aegean archipelago. The name refers to the islands around the sacred island of Delos.
	Cycladic civilization Cycladic civilization is an Early Bronze Age culture of the Cyclades in the Aegean Sea, spanning the period from approximately 3000 BC-2000 BC.
	Cyclamen Cyclamen is a genus of 20 species of flowering plants, traditionally classified in the family Primulaceae, but in recent years reclassified in the family Myrsinaceae. The genus is most widely known by its scientific name cyclamen being taken into common usage; other names occasionally used include sowbread and sometimes, confusingly, persian violet, or primrose.
	Cycle rickshaw A cycle rickshaw, also known as a pedicab, velotaxi, or trishaw, is a human-powered vehicle vehicle for hire, usually with one or two seats for carrying passengers in addition to the driver. Cycle rickshaws are widely used for transportation in many parts of Asia, where they have largely replaced less-efficient hand-pulled rickshaws that required the driver to walk or run while pulling the vehicle.
	Cycling Cycling is a recreation, a sport and a means of transport across land. It involves riding bicycles, unicycles, tricycles and other human powered vehicles . As a sport it is governed internationally by the Union Cycliste Internationale in Switzerland and by the International Human Powered Vehicle Association .
	Cyclobenzaprine Cyclobenzaprine is a muscle relaxant and a Depressant. It is marketed as Flexeril. Both the 5 and 10 milligram tablets are available generically.
	Cyclohexanol Cyclohexanol is a alcohol, formula carbon6hydrogen11hydroxide, consisting of a cyclohexane ring with one hydrogen substituent replaced by a hydroxide. Refractive index = 1.465
	Cycloid A cycloid is the curve defined by a fixed point on a wheel as it rolls, or, more precisely, the locus of a point on the rim of a circle rolling along a straight line. The cycloid was first studied by Nicholas of Cusa and later by Marin Mersenne. It was named by Galileo Galilei in 1599.
	Cyclone In meteorology, a cyclone is the rotation of a volume of air around an area of low pressure area. This rotation is clockwise in the southern hemisphere, and counter-clockwise in the northern hemisphere. Cyclones are responsible for a wide variety of different Meteorological phenomenon such as tropical cyclones and tornadoes.
	Cyclooxygenase Cyclooxygenase is an enzyme that is responsible for formation of important biological mediators called prostanoids. Pharmacological inhibition of COX can provide relief from the symptoms of inflammation and pain; this is the method of action of well-known drugs such as aspirin and ibuprofen.
	Cyclopean masonry Cyclopean masonry is a type of masonry found in Mycenaean Greece architecture, built with huge limestone boulders, roughly fitted together with minimal clearance between adjacent stones and no use of Mortar. The boulders are typically unworked, but are sometimes roughly worked with a hammer, and the gaps between boulders are often filled in with smaller hunks of limestone.
	Cyclopia Cyclopia is a rare form of holoprosencephaly and is a congenital disorder characterized by the failure of the embryonic prosencephalon to properly divide the Orbits of the eye into two cavities. Its incidence is 1 in 16,000 in born animals, and 1 in 250 in embryos. Typically, the nose is either missing or replaced with a non-functioning nose in the form of a proboscis.
	Cyclopropane Cyclopropane is a cycloalkane molecule with the molecular formula C3H6 consisting of three carbon atoms linked to each other to form a ring, with each carbon atom bearing two hydrogen atoms. The bonds between the carbon atoms are a great deal weaker than in a typical carbon-carbon bond.
	Cyclops In Greek mythology a Cyclops, or Kyklops , is a member of a primordial race of giant , each with a single eye in the middle of his forehead. The plural is Cyclopes or Kyklopes . The name means "wheel-eyed". There are two distinct groups of Cyclopes. In Hesiod Theogony, Zeus releases the Cyclopes, the sons of Uranus and Gaia , from Tartarus, and receives his characteristic weapon, the thunderbolt, from them; in one of the most famous passages of Homer
	Cycloserine It is oral broad spectrum antibiotic effective against tuberculosis, it inhibits cell wall synthesis of TB bacilli at early stage of peptidoglycan synthesis. Being trialed for treatment of phobias as well as an adjuvant to conventional treatments for clinical depression and schizophrenia.
	Cyclostomata Cyclostomata is a subclass of Agnatha. It is a group of jawless fish, including the lampreys and hagfishes. Jawless fish do not have a jaw, of course, but they have rows of teeth that move in a circular motion; hence the name cyclostomata. Their mouths cannot close due to the lack of a jaw, so they constantly cycle water through the mouth.
	Cyclotron A cyclotron is a type of particle accelerator. Cyclotrons accelerate charged particles using a high-frequency, alternating voltage . A perpendicular magnetic field causes the particles to go almost in a circle so that they re-encounter the accelerating voltage many times.
	Cylinder block The cylinder block is a machined casting containing cylindrically bored holes for the pistons of a multi-cylinder reciprocating internal combustion engine, or for a similarly constructed device such as a pump. It is a complicated part at the heart of an engine, with adaptions to attach the cylinder head, crankcase, engine mounts, drive housing and engine ancillaries, with passages for coolants and lubricants.
	Cylinder head In an internal combustion engine, the cylinder head sits atop the Cylinder and consists of a platform containing most part of the combustion chamber and the location of the poppet valves and spark plugs. In a flathead engine, the mechanical parts of the valve train are all contained within the block, and the head is essentially a flat plate of metal bolted to the top of the cylinder bank; this simplicity leads to ease of manufacture and repair, and accounts for the flathead engine's early succes
	Cymbal Cymbals , are a modern percussion instrument. Cymbals consist of thin, normally round plates of various cymbal alloys; see cymbal making for a discussion of their manufacture. Most modern cymbals are of indefinite pitch , whereas small cup-shaped cymbals based on ancient designs sound a definite note; see crotal.
	Cymbidium Cymbidium Swartz 1799, is a genus of 52 evergreen species in the orchid family Orchidaceae, subfamily Epidendroideae, tribe Cymbidieae, subtribe Cyrtopodiinae. It was first described by Olof Swartz in 1799. The name is derived from the Greek word kumbos, meaning 'hole, cavity'.
	Cymene Cymene, or p-cymene, is a naturally occurring aromatic organic compound. It is classified as a hydrocarbon related to a terpene. Its structure consists of a benzene ring para-substituted with a methyl group and an isopropyl group. It is insoluble in water, but miscible with ethanol and diethyl ether.
	Cynara Cynara is a genus of about 10 species of thistle-like perennials in the family Asteraceae, originally from the Mediterranean, northwestern Africa, and the Canary Islands. Cynara species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Angle Shades and Double-striped Pug.
	Cynodon Cynodon is a genus of nine species of Poaceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Old World. The genus as a whole as well as its species are commonly known as Bermuda Grass or Dog's Tooth Grass. ;Species *Cynodon aethiopicus *Cynodon barberi
	Cynodon dactylon Cynodon dactylon, also known as Bermuda Grass, Dog's Tooth Grass, Bahama Grass, Devil's Grass, Couch Grass, Indian Doab, Grama, and Scutch Grass, is a Poaceae native to north Africa and southern Europe. The name "Bermuda Grass" derives from its abundance as an invasive species on Bermuda; it does not occur naturally there.
	Cynoglossum There are many species in the plant ppgenus]] Cynoglossum. They are coarse-appearing, small-flowered plants of the family Boraginaceae. Cynoglossum officinale, the common hound's-tongue, is a native of Asia, Africa, and Europe. It has been introduced into North America, and it is considered to be a troublesome weed because its burs stick to the wool of sheep and to other animals.
	Cyperaceae The Family Cyperaceae, or the Sedge family, is a taxon of monocotyledon flowering plants that superficially resemble Poaceae or Juncaceae. The family is large, with some 4,000 species described in about 70 genera. These species are widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical Asia and tropical South America.
	Cyperus Cyperus is a large genus of about 600 species of Cyperaceaes, distributed throughout all continents in both tropical and temperate regions. They are annual or perennial aquatic plants, growing in still or slow-moving water up to 0.5 m deep. The species vary greatly in size, with small species only 5 cm tall, while others can reach 5 m tall.
	Cyperus alternifolius Cyperus alternifolius is a plant of the Cyperus genus of the Sedge family, alternatively named the "Umbrella Plant". It is native to Madagascar.
	Cyperus esculentus Cyperus esculentus is a species of sedge native to warm temperate to subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It is an annual or perennial plant, growing to 90 cm tall, with solitary stems growing from a tuber. The stems are triangular in section, and bear slender leaf 3-10 mm wide.
	Cyperus papyrus Papyrus sedge, also known as Bulrush or Paper reed is a monocot belonging to the sedge family Poales. It is a herbaceous perennial plant native to Africa. This tall, robust, leafless aquatic can grow 4-5 m high. It features a grass-like clump of triangular green stems that rise up from thick, woody rhizomes.
	Cyperus rotundus Cyperus rotundus is a species of sedge native to Africa, southern and central Europe, and southern Asia. It is a perennial plant, that may reach a height of up to 40 cm. The names "nut grass" and "nut sedge" are derived from its tubers, that somewhat resemble Nut, although botany they have nothing to do with nuts.
	Cyphomandra Cyphomandra is a genus in the nightshade or potato family of flowering plants, Solanaceae. There are about 35 species in the genus, native to countries of the Americas from Mexico southwards to Northern Argentina; several new species have been described in recent decades.
	Cypraeidae Cypraeidae is a gastropod Family in the Superfamily Cypraeoidea. Taxonomy * Subfamily Archicypraeinae ** Palaeocypraea ** Archicypraea ** Mandolina ** Proadusta ** Nesiocypraea ** Ipsa * Subfamily Erosariinae
	Cypress Cypress is the name applied to many plants in the Pinophyta family Cupressaceae. Most plants bearing the common name cypress are in the genera Cupressus and Chamaecyparis, but several other genera in the family carry the name: * Cupressaceae ** Cupressus
	Cypress Spurge Cypress Spurge is a plant in the genus Euphorbia, which is native to Europe and was introduced in North America. It is reproducing by seeds and also by the very well developed underground roots. It usually has a height of 10-80 cm. It can be easily identified by its leaves, which are small and linear and emit a milky Sap when broken.
	Cyprian Saint Cyprian was bishop of Carthage and an important early Christianity writer. He was probably born at the beginning of the 3rd century in North Africa during the Classical Period, perhaps at Carthage, where he received an excellent classical education.
	Cyprinid The Family Cyprinidae, named after the Greek language word for goldfish, consists of the carps and minnows. It is the largest family of fresh-water fish, with over 2000 species of cyprinids in over 200 genus. The family belongs to the order Cypriniformes.
	Cypriniformes The Cypriniformes are an order of Actinopterygii, including the minnows and some related families. Historically these included all the forms now placed in the superorder Ostariophysi except the catfish, which were placed in the order Siluriformes. However, so defined the Cypriniformes are paraphyletic, and the orders Gonorhynchiformes, Characiformes, and Gymnotiformes have been separated out.
	Cyprinus Cyprinus is a genus of carps most notable for its widespread member, the common carp. The other species are generally found in restricted areas of Asia, in some cases occurring only in single lakes.
	Cypriot pound The Cyprus Pound, also known unofficially as the Cyprus Lira, is the currency used in Cyprus. The Cyprus pound was introduced in 1879. It was equal in value to the pound sterling until 1960 and was initially divided into 20 shillings. However, unlike sterling, the shilling was divided into 9 piastres, thus establishing a link to the previous currency, the Turkish lira which was divided into 100 kurus.
	Cypripedium Cypripedium is a genus of 47 species from the orchid family and the sole genus of the subtribe Cypripediinae. Its members are terrestrial hardy orchids that grow primarily in colder climates of the Northern Hemisphere, in North America, Europe, and Asia.
	Cypripedium acaule Cypripedium acaule is a member of the orchid genus Cypripedium. Members of this genus are commonly referred to as Lady's Slipper orchids. First described in 1700, Cypripedium acaule is commonly referred to as the Pink Lady's Slipper. An alba variety exist which has a white lip instead of a pink one.
	Cypripedium arietinum The rare Ram's-Head Lady's-Slipper, Cypripedium arietinum, is an orchid that is native to the alvars around the Great Lakes in North America. The plant grows to 10-40 cm, and the flowers may reach 1-2 cm. It flowers from May to June, producing brownish-green flowers with a pink and white lip.
	Cypripedium calceolus Cypripedium calceolus is a Lady's Slipper orchid. It is a widespread plant worldwide, found from Europe east through Asia to the Pacific Ocean. It is found in open woodland on moist calcareous soils. It has declined over much of the European part of its range, and as a result is legally protected in a number of countries.
	Cypripedium fasciculatum Cypripedium fasciculatum is a member of the orchid genus Cypripedium. Members of this genus are commonly referred to as Lady's Slipper orchids. C. fasciculatum, along with Cypripedium montanum and Cypripedium californicum, are the only members of the genus Cypripedium that are endemic to western North America.