CommonParlance
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Ordinary-language usages. Seeded from the Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025, CC BY 4.0.
Context admission
Admitted. Context admission is separate from purpose assessments and factual verdicts.
Why maintain this knowledge?
No justification recorded. This does not mean the knowledge is unjustified; no applicable assessment has been adopted.
Particular uses
These assessments concern specific investigations, audiences, or applications. They do not replace the default justification or authorize other uses.
No particular uses recorded here.
Review or propose an assessment
Purpose authoring is optional. Propose a more specific default or a particular use only when there is something more specific to say. Each proposal includes its scope and reasoning in one market.
Purpose assessments are separate from factual reasoning and context admission. A missing or denied purpose does not change a factual verdict or prevent context creation.
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centromeric in CommonParlance
- definition pertaining to the dense specialized portion of a chromosome to which the spindle attaches during mitosis
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centrosome in CommonParlance
- definition small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus; contains the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules
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centrosomic in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to a centrosome
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centrosymmetric in CommonParlance
- definition having a symmetrical arrangement of radiating parts about a central point
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centrum in CommonParlance
- definition the main body of a vertebra
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centurion in CommonParlance
- definition (ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldiers
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century in CommonParlance
- definition a period of 100 years
- definition ten 10s
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century plant in CommonParlance
- definition tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber
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cephalalgia in CommonParlance
- definition pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs
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cephalaspid in CommonParlance
- definition extinct jawless fish of the Devonian with armored head
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cephalexin in CommonParlance
- definition a cephalosporin antibiotic (trade names Keflex and Keflin and Keftab) commonly prescribed for mild to moderately severe infections of the skin or ears or throat or lungs or urinary tract
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cephalhematoma in CommonParlance
- definition a collection of blood under the scalp of a newborn; caused by pressure during birth
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cephalic in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to the head
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cephalic index in CommonParlance
- definition ratio (in percent) of the maximum breadth to the maximum length of a skull
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cephalic vein in CommonParlance
- definition a large vein of the arm that empties into the axillary vein
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cephalitis in CommonParlance
- definition inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus; symptoms include headache and neck pain and drowsiness and nausea and fever (‘phrenitis’ is no longer in scientific use)
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cephalochordate in CommonParlance
- definition fish-like animals having a notochord rather than a true spinal column
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cephaloglycin in CommonParlance
- definition antibiotic related to cephalosporin but no longer in common use
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cephalohematoma in CommonParlance
- definition a collection of blood under the scalp of a newborn; caused by pressure during birth
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cephalometry in CommonParlance
- definition measurement of human heads
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cephalopod in CommonParlance
- definition relating or belonging to the class Cephalopoda
- definition marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles
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cephalopod mollusk in CommonParlance
- definition marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles
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cephalopodan in CommonParlance
- definition relating or belonging to the class Cephalopoda
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cephaloridine in CommonParlance
- definition a broad spectrum semisynthetic antibiotic produced by modifying cephalosporin
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cephalosporin in CommonParlance
- definition one of several broad spectrum antibiotic substances obtained from fungi and related to penicillin (trade names Mefoxin); addition of side chains has produced semisynthetic antibiotics with greater antibacterial activity