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a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
Related source terms
degree centigradedegree celsius
Other meanings
2. noun
the speed at which light travels in a vacuum; the constancy and universality of the speed of light is recognized by defining it to be exactly 299,792,458 meters per second
3. noun
a vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits) and vegetables; prevents scurvy
4. noun
one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)
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