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Capillaries

small blood vessels with thin walls, which carry blood between the arteries and veins

carbohydrate

group of energy-producing substances, for example starch and sugars.

Carnivore

animals that eat only other animals

Cathode ray oscilloscope

device that shows a graph of a sound

Cement

the material that ‘glues’ rock grains together

Cementation

the process of ‘gluing’ rock grains together

Cemented

stuck, or glued, together

Change of state

material changing state between solid, liquid or gas

Characteristics

distinctive features

Chemical change

a change that involves the formation of a new substance

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