Glossary C

Ceramics refers to the art and science of forming objects from earth materials containing or combined with silica; the objects are then heated to 1300°F or more.

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A commodity is good that is generally a primary good used in manufacturing such as timber, cotton, wool and copper.

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Deutsch: Getreide / Español: Cereal / Português: Cereal / Français: Céréales / Italiano: Cereali /

Cereal refers to any grain or edible seed of the grass family which may be used as food.

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Deutsch: Kohle / Español: Carbón / Português: Carvão / Français: Charbon / Italiano: Carbone /

Coal refers to a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock composed mostly of carbon and hydrocarbons.

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Computing machine, now known as computer, used increasingly from the 1920s, refers to any machine that does the work of a human computer, i.e. any machine that calculates in accordance with effective methods.

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Computing device denotes a desktop computer or a laptop computer.

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Cocktail is a kind if beverage especially an alcoholic one, made by mixing two or more drinks together, as in Margarita,

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Coalescing refers to the flowing or melding together of emulsion particles when a latex paint dries.

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