Cefadroxil Cefadroxil is a broad-spectrum antibiotic effective in G+ and G- bacterial infections. It belongs to bactericidal antibiotics.
	Cefuroxime Cefuroxime is a second-generation cephalosporin antibiotic that has been widely available in the USA since 1977. It is also available under the brand name Ceftin. sells the antibiotic in Australia under the name , with the Australian pharmaceutical code of R 47621.
	Ceiba Ceiba is the name of a genus of many species of large trees found in tropical areas, including Mexico, Central America and South America, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, West Africa, and Southeast Asia. Some species can grow to 70 meters tall or more, with a straight, largely branchless trunk that culminates in a huge, spreading canopy, and "buttress" roots that can be taller than a grown man.
	Ceiling A ceiling is an overhead interior surface that bounds the upper limit of a room. Generally not a structural element, but a finished surface concealing the underside of the floor or roof structure above. A cathedral ceiling is any tall ceiling area similar to those in the churches for which they are named
	Celastraceae The Celastraceae, is a family of about 90-100 genera and 1,300 species of vines, shrubs and small trees, belonging to the order Celastrales. The great majority of the genera are tropical, with only Celastrus and Euonymus widespread in temperate climates.
	Celebrations Celebrations are a chocolate collection made by Mars, Incorporated comprising miniature versions of favorite Mars-produced bars. After the success of Celebrations, Cadburys released their own version, Miniature Heroes. The chocolates included are: * Mars bar * Bounty
	Celecoxib Celecoxib is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used in the treatment of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, acute pain, painful menstruation and menstrual symptoms, and to reduce numbers of colon and rectum polyps in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis.
	Celeriac Celeriac, is a specially selected cultivar of celery, grown as a root vegetable for its large and well-developed taproot rather than for its plant stem and Leaf. The root is used when it is about 10-12 cm diameter, or the size of a large potato.
	Celery Celery is a herbaceous biennial plant in the family Apiaceae, native to the coasts of western and northern Europe, most commonly in ditches and saltmarshes. It grows to 1 m tall, with pinnate to bipinnate leaf with rhombic leaflets 3-6 cm long and 2-4 cm broad.
	Celesta The Celesta is a struck idiophone operated by a keyboard instrument. The keys are connected to hammers which strike a graduated set of metal plates suspended over wooden resonators. There is a pedal to sustain or dampen the sound. The sound of the celesta is akin to that of the glockenspiel, but with a much softer timbre.
	Celestial equator The celestial equator is a great circle on the imaginary celestial sphere, which is actually the plane of the Earth equator extended out into the universe. The celestial equator is inclination by ~23.5, with respect to the ecliptic; a result of axial tilt.
	Celestial navigation Celestial navigation, also known as astronavigation, is a position fixing technique that was devised to help sailors cross the featureless oceans without having to rely on random chance to enable them to strike land. Celestial navigation uses angular measurements between the horizon and a common celestial object.
	Celestial sphere In astronomy and navigation, the celestial sphere is an imagination rotation sphere of "gigantic radius", concentric spheres and coaxial with the Earth. All objects in the sky can be thought of as lying upon the sphere. Projected, from their corresponding geographic equivalents, are the celestial equator and the celestial poles.
	Celestite Celestite is a mineral consisting of strontium sulfate. The mineral is also known as celestine and is named for its occasional delicate blue color. The International Mineralogical Association Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names has discredited Celestite as a valid mineral name.
	Cell division Cell division is the process by which a cell , called the parent cell, divides into two cells, called daughter cells. Cell division is usually a small segment of a larger cell cycle. In meiosis however, a cell is permanently transformed and cannot divide again. Cell division is the biological basis of life.
	Cell membrane A cell membrane, plasma membrane or plasmalemma is a selectively permeability lipid lipid bilayer coated by proteins which comprises the outer layer of a cell. It consists of, among other components, phospholipid and protein molecules which separate the cell interior from its surroundings within animal cells, and control the input and output of cell through the use of Transmembrane receptor and Cell adhesion, which also play a role in cell b
	Cell nucleus In cell biology, the nucleus is an organelle found in most eukaryote cell . It contains the chromosomes that contain most of the cell's genetics material. The genes within these chromosomes make up the genome. The function of the nucleus is to maintain these genes and to control the activities of the cell by regulating when particular genes are copied for use.
	Cell theory Cell theory is a scientific theory that is one of the foundations of biology. The generally accepted parts of cell theory include: *The cell is the fundamental unit of structure and function in living things. *All organisms are made up of one or more cells. *Cells arise from other cells through cellular division.
	Cell wall A cell wall is a more or less solid layer surrounding a cell . They are found in bacteria, archaea, fungus, plants, and algae. Animals and most other protists have cell membranes without surrounding cell walls. When a cell wall is removed using cell wall degrading enzymes, what is left of the cell and its surrounding plasma membrane is called a protoplast.
	Cello The violoncello, almost always abbreviated to cello , is a stringed instrument and a member of the violin violin family. A person who plays a cello is called a cellist. The cello is popular in many capacities: as a solo instrument, in chamber music, and also as a foundation of the modern orchestral sound.
	Cellular respiration Cellular respiration is the process in which the chemical bonds of energy-rich molecules such as glucose are converted into energy usable for life processes. Oxidation of organic material—in a bonfire, for example—is an exothermic reaction that releases a large amount of energy rather quickly.
	Cellulite Cellulite describes dimpling of skin, caused by the protrusion of subcutaneous fat into the dermis creating an undulating dermal-subcutaneous fat junction adipose tissue. The term cellulite originated in France more than 150 years ago and began appearing in English language publications in the late 1960s, the earliest reference in Vogue magazine, "Like a swift migrating fish the word cellulite has suddenly crossed the Atlantic.
	Cellulose Cellulose n is a long-chain polymeric polysaccharide carbohydrate, of glucose . It forms the primary structural component of green plants. The primary cell wall of green plants is made primarily of cellulose; the secondary wall contains cellulose with variable amounts of lignin.
	Celosia Celosia is a small genus of edible and ornamental plants, similar in appearance and uses to the amaranths. They are sometimes called cockscombs or woolflowers for their brightly colored, woolly flower heads. The name "cockscomb" may be restricted to those whose flower heads are crested by fasciation.
	Celosia argentea Celosia argentea is commonly known as plumed cockscomb. It is a plant of tropical origin, and is known for its very bright colors. C. argentea is a tender annual that is often grown in gardens. It is propogated by seeds, and produces up to 43,000 seeds per ounce. The seeds are extremely small.
	Celosia cristata Celosia cristata is a member of the genus Celosia, and is commonly known as cockscomb, since the flower looks like the head on a rooster. They are annual plants of tropical origin, and their leaves and flowers can be used as vegetables. They are often grown as foods in India, Western Africa, and South America.
	Celsius The Celsius scale is a temperature scale named after the Sweden astronomer Anders Celsius , who first proposed a similar system in 1742. From around 1750 it was known as the Centigrade scale, and though it was renamed after Celsius in 1948, the older name is still in widespread use.
	Celt The term Celt, normally pronounced // , refers to a member of any of a number of peoples in Europe using the Celtic languages, which form a branch of Indo-European languages, as well as others whose language is unknown but where associated cultural traits such as Celtic art are found in archaeological evidence.
	Celtic cross A Celtic cross combines the Christian cross with a ring surrounding the intersection. It is the characteristic symbol of Celtic Christianity, though it may have older, pre-Christianity origins. Such crosses formed a major part of Celtic art.
	Celtic languages The Celtic languages are the languages descended from Proto-Celtic language, or "Common Celtic", a branch of the greater Indo-European languages language family. During the 1st millennium BC, they were spoken across Europe, from the Bay of Biscay and the North Sea, up the Rhine and down the Danube to the Black Sea and the Upper Balkan Peninsula, and into Asia Minor .
	Celtis australis The European nettle tree also known as European Hackberry or Lote tree, is a deciduous tree that can be among 20 to 25 metres of height. Leaves: Simple, alternate, and sharp-toothed are rough on top, and furry underneath., 5 to 15 cms long and dark grey/green throughout the year fading to a pale yellow before falling in autumn.
	Celtis occidentalis Celtis occidentalis, the Common hackberry, is a large tree native to North America. Hackberry is easily distinguished by its cork-like bark with wart-like protruberances. The leaves are distinctly asymmetrical and coarse-textured. It produces small berries that turn orange-red to dark purple.
	Celtuce Celtuce, also called stem lettuce, celery lettuce, asparagus lettuce, or Chinese lettuce, is a cultivar of lettuce grown primarily for its thick plant stem, used as a vegetable. It is especially popular in China, where it is the most common form of lettuce, and is called wosun or woju.
	Cement In the most general sense of the word, cement is a binder, a substance which sets and hardens independently, and can bind other materials together. Most important cements are hydraulic cements, materials which set and harden after combining with water, as a result of mineral hydration with the mixing water and, after hardening, retain strength and stability even under water.
	Cemetery A cemetery is a place in which death corpse and cremation are burial. The term cemetery implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are the place where the final ceremonies of death are observed.
	Cenobites Cenobites was a Hiphop group/project featuring Kool Keith of Ultramagnetic MC's and Godfather Don. The first of many one-off Kool Keith collaborations, the duo released an EP in 1993 which was later expanded for LP and CD editions.
	Cenotaph A cenotaph is a tomb or a monument erected in honor of a person or group of persons whose remains are elsewhere. It can also be the initial tomb for a person that has since been interred elsewhere. The word derives from the Greek language words kenos, one meaning being "empty" and taphos, "tomb".
	Censer A typical censer is a small metal or stone dish used for burning incense, often on small legs. In many cultures, burning incense has spirituality and religious connotations, and this influences the design and decoration of the censer. Designs vary from simple, earthenware bowls to intricately carved silver or gold vessels.
	Censorship Censorship is the control of speech and other forms of human expression. In many cases, it is exercised by government. The visible motive of censorship is often to stabilize or improve the society that the government would have control over. It is most commonly applied to acts that occur in public circumstances, and most formally involves the suppression of ideas by Suppression of dissent.
	Census A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population . It can be contrasted with sampling in which information is only obtained from a subset of a population. As such it is a method used for accumulating statistics data, and it is also vital to democracy .
	Centaurea Centaurea is a genus of about 350-500 species of herbaceous thistles and thistle-like flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, mostly native to the Old World. Common names for different species include star thistle, cornflower, knapweed and bluet.
	Centaurea americana Centaurea americana, also called American Basketflower, is native species throughout most of North America. It is an annual. American Basketflower gets its name from the underneath side of the inflorescence because it has a basket weave pattern on it and the flowerbuds.
	Centaurea cineraria Centaurea cineraria is a small plant in the family Asteraceae, and is one of several plants that go by the common name "Dusty Miller" The mature plants will grow from 15 cm to 60 cm. They prefer full sun, but will tolerate light shade, and also prefers average to rich well-drained soil.
	Centaurea scabiosa Centaurea scabiosa or Greater Knapweed is a perennial plant of the genus Centaurea. It is native to Europe and bears purple flower heads.
	Centaurium Centaurium is a genus [older name Erythraea], containing about 50 species, in the Gentianaceae family, tribe Chironieae, subtribe Chironiinae. The genus was named after the centaur Chiron, famed in Greek mythology for his skill in medicinal herbs. The common name for plants in this genus is Centaury.
	Center fielder A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in center field - the Baseball positions between Left fielder and Right fielder. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the center fielder is assigned the number 8.
	Center of mass In physics, the center of mass of a system of particles is a specific point at which, for many purposes, the system's mass behaves as if it were concentrated. The center of mass is a function only of the positions and masses of the particles that comprise the system. In the case of a rigid body, the position of its center of mass is fixed in relation to the object.
	Center Stage Center Stage is a 2000 in film film directed by Nicholas Hytner.
	Centerfold The centerfold of a magazine refers to a picture printed on a single sheet of paper and inserted in the middle of the publication. Since magazines are usually stapled together along the spine, the centerfold does not have any gutter cutting through the image. Centerfolds are also frequently much larger than the publication and then folded to fit.
	Centipede Centipedes are fast-moving venom, predatory, terrestrial arthropods that have long bodies and many arthropod leg. Chiefly nocturnal, centipedes are found primarily in tropics climates but are also widely distributed in temperate zones. Some species are highly venomous but none can cause death in humans who are not allergic.
	Central Africa Central Africa is a core region of the African continent often considered to include: *Burundi *Central African Republic *Chad *Democratic Republic of the Congo *Rwanda Middle Africa is an analogous term that describes the portion of Africa south of the Sahara Desert, east of West Africa, but west of the Great Rift Valley.
	Central African Republic The Central African Republic is a landlocked country in central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan on the east, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the south, and Cameroon on the west. Most of the CAR consists of Sudano-Guinean savannas but it also includes a Sahelo-Sudanese zone in the north and an Equatorial forest zone in the south.
	Central America Central America is the central geography region of the Americas. Variably defined, the region constitutes the southern portion of the North American continent.
	Central bank A central bank, reserve bank or monetary authority, is an entity responsible for the monetary policy of its country or of its group of member states, such as the European Union. Its primary responsibility is to maintain the stability of the national currency and money supply, but more active duties include controlling subsidized loan interest rates, and acting as a "bailout" lender of last resort to the bank during times of financial crisis .
	Central Intelligence Agency The Central Intelligence Agency is an intelligence agency of the United States Government. Its primary function is obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the Government.
	Central nervous system The central nervous system represents the largest part of the nervous system, including the brain and the spinal cord. Together with the peripheral nervous system, it has a fundamental role in the control of behavior. The CNS is contained within the dorsal cavity, with the brain within the cranial subcavity, and the spinal cord in the spinal cavity.
	Central Park Central Park is a large public, urban park in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. With about twenty-five million visitors annually, Central Park is the most visited city park in the United States, and its appearance in many movies and television shows has made it among the most famous city parks in the world.
	Central Powers The Central Powers were the nations of German Empire, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria, which fought against the Allies of World War I during World War I. They are called this because they all were located between Russia in the east and France and the United Kingdom in the west.
	Central processing unit A central processing unit , or sometimes simply processor, is the component in a Computer#Digital circuits that interprets instruction and processes data contained in computer programs. CPUs provide the fundamental digital computer trait of computer programming, and are one of the necessary components found in computers of any era, along with primary storage and input/output facilities.
	Centranthus Centranthus is a flowering plant genus comprising herbs and subshrubs native to Southern Europe.
	Centrarchidae The sunfishes are a family of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the order Perciformes. The type genus is Centrarchus . The family's 27 species includes many fishes familiar to North Americans, including the black basses, rock bass, largemouth bass, bluegill, and crappies.
	Centrex Centrex is a contraction of central exchange, a kind of telephone exchange.
	Centrifugal force Centrifugal force is a term which may refer to two different forces which are related to rotation. Both of them are oriented away from the axis of rotation, but the object on which they are exerted differs. * The pseudo or fictitious force centrifugal force appears when a rotating reference frame is used for analyzing the system.
	Centrifuge A centrifuge is a piece of equipment, generally driven by a motor, that puts an object in rotation around a fixed axis. Often the centrifugal force is used to separate lighter and heavier substances. There are many different kinds of centrifuges, including those for very specialised purposes.
	Centriole A centriole in biology is a barrel shaped microtubule structure found in most animal cell and algae though not frequently in plants. The walls of each centriole are usually composed of nine triplet microtubules, although Drosophila embryos have nine doublets and Caenorhabditis elegans sperm cells and early embryos have nine singlets.
	Centripetal force The centripetal force is the force needed to move an object in a circle at constant speed. Hence it is a force requirement, not a physical force in its own right. Any physical force can be used to supply the centripetal force. The term centripetal force comes from the Latin words centrum
	Centriscidae Centriscidae is the family of snipefishes, shrimpfishes, and bellowfishes. A small family, consisting of only about a dozen marine species found in the Indo-Pacific area, they are of an unusual appearance, as reflected by the common names. The bodies are highly compressed, and mostly covered with bony plates.
	Centroid In geometry, the centroid or barycenter of an object in -dimensional space is the intersection of all hyperplanes that divide into two parts of equal moment about the hyperplane. Informally, it is the "average" of all points of . The geometric centroid of a physics object coincides with its center of mass if the object has uniform density, or if the object's shape and density have a symmetry which fully determines the centroid.
	Centropomidae The Centropomidae are a family of freshwater and saltwater fishes in order Perciformes, commonly known as snooks. The species in the family are primarily found in the Atlantic Ocean and the Americas. The family includes only one known genus, Centropomus, with twelve species, including the common snook or rbalo.
	Centropomus Centropomus Lacpde, 1802, is a genus of predominantly seawater fish in family Centropomidae of order Perciformes. The type species is Centropomus undecimalis, the common snook. Commonly known as snooks or rbalos, the Centropomus species are native to tropical and subtropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean and eastern Pacific Oceans.