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Cistern
- noun - a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
- a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet
- an artificial reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater
Cistron
- noun - (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity; "genes were formerly called factors"
Cittern
- noun - a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings
Coition
- noun - the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur
Contain
- verb -
- be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"
- be divisible by; "24 contains 6"
- contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
- include or contain; have as a component; "A totally new idea is comprised in this paper"; "The record contains many old songs from the 1930's"
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "
Contemn
- verb - look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately"
Costean
- - To search after lodes. See Costeaning.
Cowtown
- noun - a small town in a cattle-raising area of western North America