cycles/second
1: the unit of frequency; one Hertz has a periodic interval of one second [syn: {Hertz}, {Hz}, {cycle per second}, {cps}, {cycle}]
cyclic
1: conforming to the Carnot cycle 2: botany; forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl; "cyclic petals"; "cyclic flowers" [ant: {acyclic}] 3: of a compound having atoms arranged in a ring st...
cyclic disorder
1: a mild bipolar disorder that persists over a long time [syn: {cyclothymia}, {cyclothymic disorder}]
cyclic redundancy check
1: an error correction code that is recorded in each sector of a magnetic disk and used to catch errors in the data
cyclical
1: recurring in cycles [syn: {cyclic}] [ant: {noncyclic}]
cyclicity
1: the quality of recurring at intervals [syn: {periodicity}]
cycling
1: the sport of traveling on a bicycle or motorcycle
Cycliophora
1: tiny marine organisms each the size of a period found in great numbers on lobsters' lips; identified tentatively in 1995 as a new phylum or as possible link between Entoprocta and Ectoprocta [syn: ...
cyclist
1: a person who rides a bicycle [syn: {bicyclist}, {bicycler}, {wheeler}]
cyclobenzaprine
1: muscle relaxant (trade name Flexeril) used for muscle spasms or acute injury [syn: {Flexeril}]
cyclohexanol
1: a colorless oily alcohol that smells like camphor
cycloid
1: resembling a circle [syn: {cycloidal}] n : a line generated by a point on a circle rolling along a straight line
cycloidal
1: resembling a circle [syn: {cycloid}]
Cycloloma
1: a caryophyllaceous genus of the family Chenopodiaceae [syn: {genus Cycloloma}]
Cycloloma atriplicifolium
1: bushy annual weed of central North America having greenish flowers and winged seeds [syn: {winged pigweed}, {tumbleweed}]
cyclonal
1: of or relating to or characteristic of the atmosphere around a low pressure center; "cyclonic cloud pattern" [syn: {cyclonic}, {cyclonical}] 2: of or relating to or characteristic of a violent trop...
cyclone
1: (meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low-pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern [ant: {anticyclone}] 2: a violen...
cyclone cellar
1: an underground shelter where you can go until a storm passes [syn: {storm cellar}, {tornado cellar}]
cyclonic
1: of or relating to or characteristic of the atmosphere around a low pressure center; "cyclonic cloud pattern" [syn: {cyclonal}, {cyclonical}] 2: of or relating to or characteristic of a violent trop...
cyclonical
1: of or relating to or characteristic of the atmosphere around a low pressure center; "cyclonic cloud pattern" [syn: {cyclonic}, {cyclonal}] 2: of or relating to or characteristic of a violent tropic...
cyclooxygenase
1: either of two related enzymes that control the production of prostaglandins and are blocked by aspirin [syn: {Cox}]
cyclooxygenase-1
1: an enzyme that regulates prostaglandins that are important for the health of the stomach lining and kidneys; "an unfortunate side effect of Nsaids is that they block Cox-1" [syn: {Cox-1}]
cyclooxygenase-2
1: an enzyme that makes prostaglandins that cause inflammation and pain and fever; "the beneficial effects of Nsaids result from their ability to block Cox-2" [syn: {Cox-2}]
cyclopaedia
1: a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular spe...
cyclopean
1: of or relating to or resembling the Cyclops; "Cyclopean eye"
cyclopean masonry
1: a primitive style of masonry characterized by use of massive stones of irregular shape and size
cyclopedia
1: a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular spe...
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Cyclopes didactylus
1: squirrel-sized South American toothless anteater with long silky golden fur [syn: {silky anteater}, {two-toed anteater}]
Cyclophorus
1: tropical Old World ferns having closely crowded circular sori and no indusia [syn: {genus Cyclophorus}]
Cyclophorus lingua
1: east Asian fern having fronds shaped like tongues; sometimes placed in genus Cyclophorus [syn: {felt fern}, {tongue fern}, {Pyrrosia lingua}]
cyclopia
1: a developmental abnormality in which there is only one eye
cyclopropane
1: a colorless flammable gas sometimes used as an inhalation anesthetic
Cyclops
1: (Greek mythology) one of a race of giants having a single eye in the middle of their forehead 2: minute free-swimming freshwater copepod having a large median eye and pear-shaped body and long ante...
Cyclopterus
1: type genus of the Cyclopteridae: lumpfishes [syn: {genus Cyclopterus}]
Cyclopterus lumpus
1: clumsy soft thick-bodied northern Atlantic fish with pelvic fins fused into a sucker; edible roe used for caviar [syn: {lumpfish}]
cyclorama
1: a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene [syn: {panorama}, {diorama}]
cycloserine
1: an antibiotic that is especially active against the tubercle bacillus
cyclosis
1: the circulation of cytoplasm within a cell [syn: {streaming}] [also: {cycloses} (pl)]
Cyclosorus
1: small genus of terrestrial ferns of tropical and subtropical southern hemisphere [syn: {genus Cyclosorus}]
Cyclosporeae
1: in more recent classifications superseded by the order Fucales [syn: {class Cyclosporeae}]
Cyclostomata
1: primitive jawless aquatic vertebrate: lampreys; hagfishes [syn: {order Cyclostomata}]
cyclostyle
1: a writing implement with a small toothed wheel that cuts small holes in a stencil v : print with an implement with small toothed wheels that cuts small holes in a stencil
cyclothymia
1: a mild bipolar disorder that persists over a long time [syn: {cyclothymic disorder}, {cyclic disorder}]
cyclothymic
1: of or relating to or exhibiting cyclothymia
cyclothymic disorder
1: a mild bipolar disorder that persists over a long time [syn: {cyclothymia}, {cyclic disorder}]
cyclotron
1: an accelerator that imparts energies of several million electron-volts to rapidly moving particles
Cycnoches
1: genus of epiphytic or terrestrial tropical American orchids [syn: {genus Cycnoches}]
cyder
1: a beverage made from juice pressed from apples [syn: {cider}]
Cydippea
1: ctenophores having two long pinnate tentacles [syn: {Cydippida}, {order Cydippida}, {Cydippidea}, {order Cydippidea}, {order Cydippea}]
Cydippida
1: ctenophores having two long pinnate tentacles [syn: {order Cydippida}, {Cydippidea}, {order Cydippidea}, {Cydippea}, {order Cydippea}]
Cydippidea
1: ctenophores having two long pinnate tentacles [syn: {Cydippida}, {order Cydippida}, {order Cydippidea}, {Cydippea}, {order Cydippea}]
Cydonia
1: quince [syn: {genus Cydonia}]
Cydonia oblonga
1: small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivated [syn: {quince}, {quince bush}]
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