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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...

August 30, 2016

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...

August 30, 2016

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...

August 30, 2016

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....

August 30, 2016

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...

August 30, 2016

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....

August 30, 2016

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...

August 30, 2016

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...

August 30, 2016

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...

August 30, 2016

Clarithromycin

Clarithromycin is a widely used macrolide antibiotic employed in the management of numerous bacterial infections across respiratory, gastrointestinal, and soft tissue systems. Introduced to clinical practice in 1990,...

August 30, 2016

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