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- CHIROPODYThe branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the feet (and formerly the hands).
- CHIRPA short, sharp or high note or noise, as of a bird or insect.
- CHIRPILYIn a chirpy way.
- CHIRPYIn a good mood; happy and energetic.
- CHIRURGEONA doctor or surgeon.
- CHISELA cutting tool used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by pushing or pounding the back when the sharp edge is against the material. It consists of a slim, oblong block of meta
- CHISELEROne who uses a chisel for carving.
- CHITA child or babe; a young, small, or insignificant person or animal.
- CHITALa large spotted deer, of genus Axis, native to India and Sri Lanka
- CHITINA complex polysaccharide, a polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, found in the exoskeletons of arthropods and in the cell walls of fungi; thought to be responsible for some forms of asth
- CHITINOUSMade of, pertaining to, or resembling chitin.
- CHITONA loose woolen tunic worn by men and women in Ancient Greece and in Ancient Rome.
- CHITOSANAn oligosaccharide derived from chitin, sometimes used in the absorption of fat
- CHITTERTo make a series of high-pitched sounds; to twitter, chirp or chatter.
- CHITTERINGpresent participle and gerund of chitter
- CHITTERLINGThe frill to the breast of a shirt.
- CHITTERLINGSSmall intestine, cleaned and defatted, usually of a pig. Sometimes prepared with hog maws.
- CHITTIERFull of chits or sprouts.
- CHITTYFull of chits or sprouts.
- CHIVALROUSHonourable, especially to women; gallant.
- CHIVALRYCavalry; horsemen armed for battle.
- CHIVEA perennial plant, Allium schoenoprasum, related to the onion.
- CHIVVYTo coerce or hurry along, as by persistent request.
- CHIVYAlternative form of chevy.
- CHIYOGAMIThe repeating pattern found in many origami papers, originally applied with wood blocks, but now mainly using silkscreen techniques.
- CHLAMYDEOUSThat has a perianth
- CHLAMYDIAAny of several common, often asymptomatic, sexually transmitted diseases caused by the microorganism Chlamydia trachomatis.
- CHLAMYDOSPOREA thick-walled spore that is the resting stage of some bacteria.
- CHLAMYSA short poncho-like cloak caught up on the shoulder, worn by hunters, soldiers, and horsemen in Ancient Greece.
- CHLOASMAmelasma; a cutaneous condition with yellow or yellowish-brown pigmented spot
- CHLORALA colourless narcotic liquid, trichloroacetaldehyde, CCl3CHO, obtained at first by the action of chlorine on alcohol and that, when treated with water, produces chloral hydrate.
- CHLORAMINEany of a class of unstable compounds of nitrogen and chlorine R1R2NCl; also the parent compound NH2Cl (monochloramine), used to manufacture hydrazine, and as the antiseptic chloram
- CHLORATEAny salt of chloric acid.
- CHLORICOf a compound, containing chlorine with a higher oxidation number than equivalent chlorous compounds; especially having an oxidation number of 5.
- CHLORIDATETo treat or prepare with a chloride.
- CHLORIDEAny binary compound of chlorine and another element or radical.
- CHLORIDISEAlternative form of chloridize.
- CHLORIDIZETo chloridate.
- CHLORINATETo add chlorine to (something, especially water, to purify it; or an auriferous substance, to extract gold from it).
- CHLORINATORThat which chlorinates.
- CHLORINEA toxic, green, gaseous chemical element (symbol Cl) with an atomic number of 17.
- CHLORINISEAlternative spelling of chlorinize.
- CHLORINITYA quantitative measure of the amount of chlorine and other halides in water, especially in seawater
- CHLORINIZETo chlorinate.
- CHLORITEA dark green mineral resembling serpentine, being a mixed silicate of magnesium, iron and aluminium.
- CHLORITICcontaining chlorite
- CHLORODYNEA narcotic drug, made from chloroform, morphia, and other substances.
- CHLOROMETRYThe process of testing the bleaching power of any combination of chlorine.
- CHLOROPLASTAn organelle, found in the cells of green plants and in photosynthetic algae, where photosynthesis takes place, characterized by a high concentration of chlorophyll and two membran
- CHLOROQUINEA 4-aminoquinoline drug used to treat and prevent malaria, having the chemical formula C18H26ClN3.
- CHLOROSISAn anaemia, due to deficiency of iron, characterized by a yellow-green coloration of the skin.
- CHLOROUSOf a compound, containing chlorine with a lower oxidation number than equivalent chloric compounds; especially having an oxidation number of 3.
- CHOANAA funnel; a funnel-shaped opening.
- CHOCHOA chayote.
- CHODEsimple past of chide
- CHOENIXAn ancient dry measure of two pints or greater.
- CHOICEFULHaving the opportunity to choose or make choices; abounding in choices
- CHOILAn unsharpened portion of a knife blade at the base of the blade, near the handle of the knife.
- CHOIRA group of people who sing together; a company of people who are trained to sing together.
- CHOIRBOYA boy chorister.
- CHOIRLIKEResembling a choir or its sound.
- CHOIRMANA male chorister (in a church choir)
- CHOKETo be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throa
- CHOKEDAMPA damp consisting chiefly of carbon dioxide, so called for its ability to asphyxiate.
- CHOKERA piece of jewelry or ornamental fabric, worn as a necklace or neckerchief, tight to the throat.
- CHOKEYReminiscent of choking.
- CHOKINGThe process in which a person's airway becomes blocked, resulting in asphyxia in cases that are not treated promptly.
- CHOKINGLYWhile or as if choking, or in such a way as to cause one to choke.
- CHOKOA small handleless cup in which saké is served.
- CHOKRABoy; young male servant, boy dancer, bondsman
- CHOKYAlternative form of chokey.
- CHOLAA female cholo (Mexican or Hispanic gang member, or somebody with similar characteristics).
- CHOLAEMIAA condition caused by the presence of excess bile in the blood, sometimes leading to somnolence and coma.
- CHOLATEAny salt or ester of cholic acid
- CHOLELITHSynonym of gallstone.
- CHOLENTA meat and/or bean stew traditionally served on the Sabbath by Jews.
- CHOLERYellow bile.
- CHOLERAAny of several acute infectious diseases of humans and domestic animals, caused by certain strains of the Vibrio cholerae bacterium through ingestion of contaminated water or food,
- CHOLERICSenses relating to choler or yellow bile (“one of the four humours formerly believed to be secreted by the liver”). Of or relating to choler. Of a person: having an excess of chole
- CHOLEROIDLike, or affected by, cholera.
- CHOLESTERICOf or relating to the chiral nematic phase of some liquid crystals in which the molecules are arranged in parallel planes with adjacent planes rotated slightly
- CHOLESTERINDated form of cholesterol.
- CHOLESTEROLA sterol lipid synthesized by the liver and transported in the bloodstream to the membranes of all animal cells; it plays a central role in many biochemical processes and, as a lip
- CHOLIA short-sleeved blouse worn under a sari; an Indian underbodice.
- CHOLIAMBA limping iamb.
- CHOLICOf or pertaining to bile.
- CHOLINEA hydroxy quaternary ammonium compound with formula (CH3)3NCH2CH2OHX. It is an essential nutrient for cardiovascular and brain health and for cell membrane formation.
- CHOLLAAny of several species of cactus in the genus Cylindropuntia, having very spiny, cylindrical stem segments.
- CHOLOA Mexican or Hispanic gang member, or somebody perceived to embody similar characteristics.
- CHOMPThe act of chomping
- CHOMPEROne who, or that which, chomps.
- CHONDRALOf or pertaining to cartilage
- CHONDRESynonym of chondrule.
- CHONDRIFYTo convert, or be converted, into cartilage.
- CHONDRITEA meteorite consisting of rock containing chondrules.
- CHONDRITISinflammation of the cartilage
- CHONDROMAA benign tumour formed from cartilage cells
- CHONDRULEA small, round granule, formed from molten rock, found in chondritic meteorites.
- CHONDRUSSynonym of chondrule.
- CHOOFMarijuana.