byssus

(bis’us) [L.; Gr. βύσσοΞ]. cotton. bythium (bith’e-um). A supposed chemic ele- ont said to have been discovered in sulphur in 1097 ς ch005.xhtml **C** C . 1. The chemic symbol for carbon. 2. An abbreviation for centigrade, congius (gallon), closure, and contraction.