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| Cadmium | A metal with a very high absorption factor for neutrons in a certain energy range. It is used in detectors to separate thermal neutrons from fast neutrons, and for control rods and neutron shielding. |
| Californium | An artificially produced radioactive metallic chemical element; one of the Californium isotopes, Californium-252, is produced in nuclear reactors for use as a neutron source for industrial applications such as oil well logging or neutron radiography |
| CAPRICORNIO | Is a 1,300 km maximum range SLV capable of carrying a 500 kg payload that is being developed in Spain |
| Capsid | A protective protein coat around viral particle. |
| Carbamate | Organic chemical compound that can be neurotoxic by competitively inhibing aceylcholinesterase binding to acetylcholine |
| Carbamic Acid | An acid CHNO known in the form of salts and esters that is a half amide of carbonic acid |
| Carcinogen | A cancer causing substance or agent. Ubiquitous indors and out, in the workplace and at home, carcinogens can be inorganic, such as asbestor and arsenic, or organic, such as certain molds and viruses. Others include various types of radiation, such as ultroviolet and X-Rays. Carcinogens can be inhaled or absorbed through the skin. Using a procedure called the ames test, potential carcinogens can be tested for thier propensity to damage DNA and cause mutations. |
| Carnotite | A major type of uranium ore |
| CAS | Chemical Abstracts Service. A division of the American Chemical Society that maintains an internationally recognized database of chemical compounds, each identified by a unique registry number |
| Catalysis | The modification (usually increase) in the speed of a chemical reaction through the presence of an additional substance that is not consumed in the process |
