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Catharsis
Catharsis, derived from the Ancient Greek term meaning “purification” or “cleansing”, refers broadly to processes through which troubling emotions, thoughts or spiritual impurities are released or resolved. Although...
Causeway Bay
Causeway Bay is a major commercial, cultural and leisure district on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island. Straddling the border between Wan Chai District and Eastern District,...
Centenarian
A centenarian is a human being who has reached the age of 100 years or more. Because life expectancy at birth worldwide remains well below 100, the term...
Centipede
Centipedes, historically associated with the Neo-Latin terms for hundred and foot, are predatory arthropods belonging to the class Chilopoda within the subphylum Myriapoda. This broader group also includes...
Central Treaty Organization
The Central Treaty Organization (CENTO), previously known as the Middle East Treaty Organization (METO) and often referred to as the Baghdad Pact, was a Cold War–era military alliance...
Centronics
Centronics Data Computer Corporation was a prominent American manufacturer of computer printers, widely known for establishing the parallel interface standard that became universal in personal and business computing....
Chain Tool
A bicycle chain tool is a compact mechanical device designed to separate and reconnect bicycle chain links by driving out or reinserting the chain pins that secure adjacent...
Chassis
A chassis is the structural, load-bearing framework of a manufactured object, providing the fundamental support upon which components are mounted and enabling the object to function as intended....
Chat Bird
Chats are a diverse group of small insectivorous birds traditionally associated with the Old World and long placed within the thrush family Turdidae. Advances in molecular genetics have...
Chromatophore
Chromatophores are specialised pigment-containing or light-reflecting cells responsible for generating body colouration in a wide variety of ectothermic animals, including amphibians, fish, reptiles, crustaceans, and cephalopods. These cells...
Chytridiomycota
Chytridiomycota constitute a division of primarily zoosporic fungi characterised by their production of motile spores and their status as one of the earliest diverging fungal lineages. Their distinctive...
