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Certified coal tar colors
Synthetic food colors with each batch certified as to chemical nature and purity by FDA.
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Centimeter (cm)
One-hundredth of a meter. Equivalent to 0.3937 in. One inch equals 2.54 cm. A unit of measurement equal to about two-fifths of an inch. There are 100cm-l m.
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Cellophane
Regenerated cellulose plastic packaging material. A thin, transparent, waterproof sheet of cellulose acetate. It is used as a dialysis membrane.
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Celsius/Centigrade
Temperature scale in which one degree is equivalent to 1/100 the difference between the temperature of melting ice and boiling water at standard atmospheric pressure.
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Celery seed
A spice from the celery plant grown in India and used in cooking. Seed from the celery plant, a member of the carrot family.
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Cause, chance
Unassignable cause due to random variation, usually due to materials, machines, or man. A factor or factors that, when prevented, removed, or eliminated, will preclude the occurrence of a health event; but when permitted, introduced, or maintained, will result in the health event.
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Cause, assignable
A factor contributing to variation that can be identified. In statistical process control, assignable causes must be found and removed.
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Cause and effect diagram and cards
One of the seven Tools of Quality commonly referred to as the “fish bone” chart. It is a simple means of breaking down the Four M’s (Manpower, Materials, Methods, and Machinery) into the many components for further evaluation by given committees. Known as the Ishikawa diagram (named after the inventor, Kaoru Ishikawa), or with the…
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Catechol
An enzyme found in plant tissues.
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Casserole
A dish prepared as a mixture of meats, fish, vegetables, seasonings, etc., and baked in a glass or ceramic container, usually with a cover. The notion of cooking an entire meal in a single dish is one of the oldest in culinary practice; it was a common technique during the Middle Ages when pot dishes…
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