C3, C-3, C.3, C03, C.III or C-III may refer to:

Life and biology

  • C<sub>3</sub> carbon fixation in plants
  • C3-convertase, an enzyme
  • Complement component 3, a protein of the innate immune system
  • Apolipoprotein C3, a human very low density lipoprotein
  • ATC code C03 Diuretics, a subgroup of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System
  • Castavinol C3, a natural phenolic compound found in red wines
  • Cytochrome-c3 hydrogenase, an enzyme
  • Haplogroup C-M217, called C3 in older publications
  • In human anatomy, C3 may refer to:
  • Cervical vertebra 3, one of the cervical vertebrae of the vertebral column
  • Cervical spinal nerve 3
  • Clinical Cell Culture, a medical technology company
  • C03, Malignant neoplasm of gum ICD-10 code
  • C3 Collaborating for Health, a health-promotion NGO
  • C3: an EEG electrode site according to the 10-20 system

Military

  • C<sup>3</sup>, Command, control, and communications, a military concept
  • C-3 (plastic explosive), a plastic explosive related to C4
  • C-3, a United States military designation for the Ford Trimotor
  • the designation for several German World War I and World War II armed reconnaissance aircraft
  • AEG C.III
  • AGO C.III, a reconnaissance biplane of World War I
  • Albatros C.III
  • DFW C.III, a DFW aircraft
  • NAG C.III, an engine powering the Gotha G.IV aircraft
  • C-3, a U.S. military transport version of the Martin 4-0-4
  • Type C3 submarine (disambiguation), a World War II Imperial Japanese Navy cargo carrier submarine
  • Spanish submarine C-3
  • HMS C3, a 1906 British C class submarine
  • Type C3-class ship, a type of merchant cargo ships of United States Maritime Commission "C" design
  • USS C-3 (SS-14), a 1909 United States C class submarine
  • USS Baltimore (C-3), an 1888 protected cruiser of the United States Navy
  • Garda Crime and Security Branch (CSB), domestic security agency of Ireland's national police, also known as "C3"
  • C3 Howitzer, a lengthened variant of the M101 used by the Canadian Armed Forces

Technology

  • C<sub>3</sub>, characteristic energy, in astrodynamics, a measure of the rocket energy for an interplanetary mission that requires attaining an orbital velocity above escape velocity
  • C<sub>3</sub>, the chemical symbol for
  • Tricarbon
  • Cyclopropatriene
  • C3.ai, an AI company founded by Thomas Siebel
  • Delfi-C3, a Dutch CubeSat satellite
  • Saturn C-3, a 1960 rocket in the Saturn C series
  • Chaos Communication Congress, the biggest annual hacker event in Europe
  • Chrysler Comprehensive Compensation System, important in the development of Extreme Programming
  • VIA C3, a computer processor
  • C3 Racing, a 1998 video game
  • Creatures 3, a 1999 video game
  • Crysis 3, a 2013 video game
  • Cluster 3, also known as Samba, an ESA satellite
  • C3, a programming language based on the C language

Transportation

  • Aeronca C-3, an American airplane
  • Bavarian C III, a German steam locomotive model
  • Bavarian C III (Ostbahn), an 1867 German steam locomotive model
  • Chevrolet Corvette (C3), the third production design of the Chevrolet Corvette
  • Circumferential Road 3 or C-3, an arterial road of Manila, Philippines
  • Cierva C.3, a 1921 Spanish experimental autogyro
  • Citroën C3, a car
  • Cowin C3, a car
  • LB&SCR C3 class, a British LB&SCR locomotive
  • London Buses route C3, a Transport for London contracted bus route
  • C3 (railcar), a bi-level railcar built by Kawasaki Railcar for the non-electrified branches of the Long Island Rail Road
  • Nimrod NRA/C3, a 1983 Group C racing car never achieved
  • Yamaha C3, a 2007 liquid cooled 49cc four-stroke motor scooter
  • Two different ring expressways in Japan that are numbered C3:
  • Tokyo Gaikan Expressway in Tokyo, Saitama and Chiba Prefectures
  • Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway in Aichi, Gifu and Mie Prefectures

Music

  • Hammond C3 organ
  • High C in music (c3 in European notation)
  • Low C in music (C3 in American notation)
  • Tha Carter III, the title of an album by rapper Lil Wayne
  • C3 Presents, independent American concert promoters

Other uses

  • C3 (classification), a para-cycling classification
  • C-3 (TV channel), a children's channel on the QUBE cable system that later became Nickelodeon
  • C<sup>3</sup> (light novel), a 2011 Japanese light novel series and anime by Hazuki Minase
  • C3, a New Zealand logistics company owned by Linx Cargo Care Group
  • C3, the code for permission to use specific land or premises for dwellings in town and country planning in the United Kingdom
  • C3, the UEFA Europa League in football
  • C3, a standard paper size defined in ISO 216
  • Tippmann C-3, a pump-action paintball marker that uses propane gas
  • C3 Church Global, a worldwide Pentecostal denomination
  • C3, a class in FM radio broadcasting in North America
  • Argus C3, a 35mm rangefinder camera
  • Nokia C3 (disambiguation), various Nokia cellphones
  • Caldwell 3 (NGC 4236), a barred spiral galaxy in Draco
  • C3 policing, a methodology being employed by police to combat gangs in Springfield, Massachusetts
  • Nielsen ratings that include recorded programs watched three days later
  • Championing Community Children, a Philippine charitable organization abbreviated as C3
  • Charles Keating III (born 1955), American former swimmer and real estate executive
  • Charles III (born 1948), King of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms since 2022.
  • C-III Capital Partners, an asset management and commercial real estate services company
  • Hexadecimal number C3 (decimal 195)

See also

  • CCC (disambiguation)
  • 3C (disambiguation)