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c
Noun
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C is the third letter of the alphabet.
"b" comes before "c"
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In some schools, an C is the passing grade.
Albert only just passed the exam; he got a C.
terminal
Noun
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A terminal is the end of a train track or bus route. It is the station or the last stop.
The bus drove into the terminal and all the people got off.
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A computer screen and keyboard, which are at the end of a wire joining them to a computer.
She sat at the computer terminal and typed some words.
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A terminal is a building in an airport where passengers transfer to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes.
terminal
Adjective
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The last. At the end, in time or in space. A terminal illness is a sickness that will make the person die.
amino
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adjective
pertaining to or containing any of a group of organic compounds of nitrogen derived from ammonia
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noun
the radical -NH2
acid
Noun
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An acid is a liquid with a high number of hydrogen ions in it that can burn things.
Fruit often has a little acid in it.
The acid burned the table.
Acids taste sour but bases taste bitter.
acid
Adjective
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If something is acid, it is like an acid, from an acid, or acidic.
The factories nearby have made the lake more acid.
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If something has an acid taste, it is sour.
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If something said or done to you was acid, it was hurtful.
Their acid comments are painful.