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centrosphere
nounC2
/ˈsɛntrə(ʊ)sfɪə/The central part of the Earth beneath the lithosphere, consisting of the mantle and core.
centrum
nounLow (specialized, formal)
/ˈsɛntrəm/A central or most important part of something; a center.
centum
adjectivenounVery Low
/ˈkɛntəm/In historical linguistics, a designation for Indo-European languages in which the original velar sounds (like *k) remained stops, as opposed to changing to fricatives (like 's').
centuple
adjectiveverb-transitiveVery rare
/ˈsɛntjʊp(ə)l/To multiply something by one hundred; hundredfold.
centuplicate
adjectivenounverb+1Extremely Rare (C2+)
/sɛnˈtjuːplɪkeɪt/To make a hundredfold; increase or multiply by one hundred.
centurion
nounC1
/senˈtjʊə.ri.ən/The commander of a century (approximately 80 men) in the ancient Roman army.
century
nounB1
/ˈsɛn.tʃər.i/A period of one hundred years.
century plant
nounLow
/ˈsɛn.tʃər.i ˌplɑːnt/A type of agave plant (Agave americana) that was once believed to flower only once every hundred years, though it actually flowers after 10–30 years.
ceorl
nounVery low / Archaic
/tʃeɔːl/In Old English: a free peasant of the lowest rank, owning and cultivating his own land; a freeman below the rank of thane.
cep
nounC2
/sɛp/An edible wild mushroom (Boletus edulis), also known as porcini or penny bun, with a bulbous stem and a round, smooth cap.
cepe
nounC2
/sɛp/A type of edible, fleshy mushroom with a brown cap and thick stem, belonging to the genus Boletus.
cephalalgia
nounLow/Very Rare
/ˌsɛfəˈlældʒə/Pain in the head; headache.
cephalexin
nounLow
/ˌsɛfəˈlɛksɪn/A first-generation cephalosporin antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections.
cephalic index
nounC2+
/sɪˈfæl.ɪk ˈɪn.deks/A numerical measure of the shape of a human skull, calculated as the maximum breadth multiplied by 100 divided by the maximum length.
cephalic version
nounC2
/sɪˈfælɪk ˈvɜːʃən/A medical procedure to manually turn a fetus in the womb from a breech or transverse position to a head-down (cephalic) position.
cephalin
nounRare
ˈsɛfəlɪnA phospholipid found especially in brain and nervous tissue.
cephalitis
nounvery rare
/ˌsɛfəˈlaɪtɪs/inflammation of the brain or head; encephalitis.
cephalization
nounVery Low
/ˌsɛfəlʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/The evolutionary concentration of sensory and neural organs at the anterior (head) end of an animal's body.
cephalochordate
adjectivenounC2
/ˌsɛfələʊˈkɔːdeɪt/a small, marine invertebrate chordate of the subphylum Cephalochordata, characterized by a notochord that extends to the head.
cephalometer
nounVery Low
/ˌsɛfəˈlɒmɪtə/A measuring instrument for the head; specifically, a device used to make precise measurements of the skull for anthropological or medical purposes.

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