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A Crossdock is Crossdock operations in a warehouse involve moving goods between different trucks to consolidate loads without intermediate storage.

A Crowd Gate is a motorized or manual gate at the end of the Holding Pen that may be moved forward to guide cows toward the entrance to the milking parlor.

Deutsch: Rohöl / Español: Petróleo Crudo / Português: Petróleo Bruto / Français: Pétrole Brut / Italiano: Petrolio Grezzo /

A Crude oil is a mixture of hydrocarbons that exist in liquid phase in underground reservoirs and remain liquid at atmospheric pressure after passing through surface separating facilities.

A Crumb Rubber is Ground rubber fragments the size of sand or silt used in rubber or plastic products, or processed further into reclaimed rubber or Asphalt products.

Deutsch: Erdkruste / Español: Corteza / Português: Crosta / Français: Croûte / Italiano: Crosta

Crust in the environment context refers to the outermost solid shell of a planet, dwarf planet, or natural satellite. In the case of Earth, the crust is the top layer of the lithosphere, a cooler and more rigid part of the Earth that includes the crust and the upper part of the mantle. The Earth's crust plays a critical role in environmental science as it is the surface on which all terrestrial ecosystems exist, and it interacts with the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere through various geological, physical, and chemical processes.

Cry toxins refer to a group of proteins produced by the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), widely recognized for their insecticidal properties. These proteins are toxic to certain insect pests but are considered safe for humans, other mammals, and the environment, making them an important tool in integrated pest management and organic farming.

A Cryosphere is the frozen part of the Earth's surface. The Cryosphere includes the polar ice caps,

A Cryptosporidium is a protozoan microbe associated with the disease cryptosporidiosis in man. The disease can be transmitted through ingestion of drinking water, person-to-person contact,

A Cubic Feet Per Minute (CFM) is a measure of the volume of a substance flowing through air within a fixed period of time.

A cubic feet per second (cfs) is a rate of the flow, in streams and rivers, for example. It is equal to a volume of water one foot high and one foot wide flowing a distance of one foot in one second.