Category: C

  • Cationic surfactant

    A substance wherein the surface action is dictated by the fundamental element of the compound.  

  • Concentrate spray

    The unadulterated concoction of a commercial nature.  

  • Coarse spray

    The scattering of tiny liquid droplets with a mass median diameter exceeding 200 micrometers.  

  • Collar rot

    One common symptom of a certain disease is the decay of the stem or primary axis around or near the soil surface. This affliction, known as X, is characterized by the aforementioned symptom.  

  • Cytokinin

    Chemicals which, regardless of their other activities, promote cell division in cells of various plant origins usually when grown as callus in aseptic culture. For the most part endogenous cytokinins are all N6 substituted adenine derivatives, for example zeatin from Zea mays and N6 (yy-dimethlallyl amino) purine from cultures of Corynebacterium fascians. A number of…

  • Cryptogram

    A descriptive code summarizing some of the main properties of a virus.  

  • Cross absorption test

    A test of serological affinities of two antigens, e.g. viruses. This involves testing dilutions of an antiserum against the antigen used in its preparation after previously incubating the antiserum with an excess of dissimilar antigen.  

  • C-polymodal nociceptor

    Pain receptor that responds to mechanical, thermal, and chemical stimuli.  

  • Congenital insensitivity to pain

    Genetic disorder in which the individual is not sensitive to painful stimuli.  

  • Cognitive-behavioral approach

    Psychological technique used to think about pain differently.