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- CHONDRUSSynonym of chondrule.
- CHOOFMarijuana.
- CHOOKA chicken, especially a hen.
- CHOOKEDA chicken, especially a hen.
- CHOOKIEA small or young domestic fowl; a chick.
- CHOOKINGA chicken, especially a hen.
- CHOOMAn Englishman.
- CHOONA song or track, especially one that is catchy.
- CHOOSETo pick; to make the choice of; to select.
- CHOOSEROne who chooses something.
- CHOOSYTaking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements.
- CHOPA cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib.
- CHOPHOUSEAn inexpensive restaurant that specializes in chops or steaks; a steakhouse.
- CHOPINA liquid unit of measure of almost half a pint.
- CHOPINEA bottle of wine (usually Bordeaux) containing 0.250 fluid liters, ⅓ of the volume of a standard bottle.
- CHOPPEDCut or diced into small pieces.
- CHOPPILYIn a choppy manner.
- CHOPPYHaving many small, rough waves.
- CHOPSplural of chop
- CHORAGUSA chorus leader, especially one who provided at his own expense and under his own supervision one of the choruses for the musical contests at Athens.
- CHORALOf, relating to, written for, or performed by a choir or a chorus.
- CHORALEA form of Lutheran or Protestant hymn tune.
- CHORALISTA singer or composer of chorales.
- CHORDA harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.
- CHORDALOf, pertaining to, or consisting of chords.
- CHORDATEA member of the phylum Chordata; numerous animals having a notochord at some stage of their development; in vertebrates this develops into the spine.
- CHORDEEAn abnormal downward curve to the erect penis.
- CHORDWISEIn the manner of a chord (straight line connecting points of a curve).
- CHOREA task, especially a regularly needed task for the upkeep of a home or similar, such as housecleaning or preparing meals.
- CHOREAAn Ancient Greek circular dance accompanied by a chorus.
- CHOREALOf, pertaining to, or exhibiting chorea
- CHOREEa choreus, trochee (a foot of two syllables, the first long and the second short)
- CHOREGUSThe leader of a chorus in Ancient Greece
- CHOREGUSESThe leader of a chorus in Ancient Greece
- CHOREICOf, pertaining to, or exhibiting chorea
- CHOREUSA trochee.
- CHORIAMBUSA metrical foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the others short; a choreus, or trochee, united with an iambus.
- CHORICIncluding or involving a Greek chorus
- CHORINEA female chorus line dancer; a chorus girl.
- CHORIOIDAlternative form of choroid.
- CHORIONThe protective and nutritive membrane in higher vertebrates that attaches the fetus to the uterus.
- CHORIONICOf or pertaining to the chorion.
- CHORISTA singer in a choir; a chorister.
- CHORIZOA spicy Spanish sausage flavoured with paprika, often crumbled for use in filling tacos, quesadillas, etc.
- CHOROIDResembling the chorion, particularly in containing many blood vessels.
- CHOROIDALOf or pertaining to the choroid
- CHORTENA Tibetan stupa, typically spindle-shaped and white.
- CHORTLEA joyful, somewhat muffled laugh, rather like a snorting chuckle.
- CHORTLERSomeone who chortles
- CHORUSA group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song. A song performed by the singers of such a
- CHOSENpast participle of choose
- CHOTASmall; younger.
- CHOTTA dry salt lake, in the Saharan area of Africa, that stays dry in the summer but receives some water in the winter.
- CHOUChoux pastry, usually in the form of a small round cake with a sweet filling.
- CHOUCROUTEsauerkraut
- CHOUSETo cheat, to trick.
- CHOUSERAgent noun of chouse: one who chouses.
- CHOUTAn assessment equal to a quarter of the revenue, levied by the Marathas from other Indian kingdoms as compensation for being exempted from plunder.
- CHOWFood, especially snacks.
- CHOWDERA thick, creamy soup or stew.
- CHOWHOUNDA foodie or glutton.
- CHOWKAn intersection or roundabout, where tracks or roads cross (often used in place names).
- CHOWRYA flyflap or whisk originally made from the bushy tail of a yak.
- CHOWTIMEThe time when food is eaten; a mealtime.
- CHOWTIMESThe time when food is eaten; a mealtime.
- CHRISMA mixture of oil and balm, consecrated for use as an anointing fluid in certain Christian ceremonies, especially confirmation.
- CHRISMALOf or pertaining to chrism.
- CHRISMATIONThe sacrament of applying chrism to complete baptism in the Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches.
- CHRISMONA Christogram.
- CHRISOMA white cloth, anointed with chrism, or a white mantle thrown over a child when baptized or christened.
- CHRISTENTo perform the religious rite of baptism upon; to baptize.
- CHROMAColor.
- CHROMAFFINHaving an affinity for (and thus being stained brownish yellow) by chromium salts.
- CHROMAKEYThe use of a particular color, usually either green or blue) as a key in a studio in order to allow one image to be seamlessly partially superimposed upon another.
- CHROMATEany salt of chromic acid; in solution the yellow chromate anion (CrO4) is in equilibrium with the orange dichromate anion (Cr2O7), the relative amount of each ion depending on the
- CHROMATIDAfter DNA replication, either of the two connected double-helix strands of a metaphase chromosome that separate during mitosis.
- CHROMATINA complex of DNA, RNA and proteins within the cell nucleus out of which chromosomes condense during cell division.
- CHROMATISTA person whose speciality is chromatics.
- CHROMATOLYSISThe dissolution of the Nissl bodies in the cell body of a neuron.
- CHROMEChromium, when used to plate other metals.
- CHROMINGSChromium, when used to plate other metals.
- CHROMOA color print produced by chromolithography.
- CHROMOGENAny substance that lacks colour, but can be converted into a pigment or dye.
- CHROMOPLASTAny plastid in which a pigment is synthesized or stored
- CHROMOTYPEA sheet printed in colour by any process, such as a chromolithograph
- CHROMOUSof, relating to, or containing chromium, especially in oxidation state 2
- CHRONALOf or pertaining to time.
- CHRONAXIEThe minimum time over which an electric current must be applied in order to stimulate a muscle fiber or nerve cell.
- CHRONICBeing problematic over an extended period of time.
- CHRONICLEA written account of events and when they happened, ordered by time.
- CHRONOMETERA device for measuring time, particularly a precision mechanism for measuring time of day.
- CHRONOMETRYSynonym of horology: the study of time, particularly the science, art, and technology of time measurement.
- CHRYSALIDOf or relating to a chrysalis.
- CHRYSALISA butterfly pupa or the pupal stage of the butterfly lifestyle; any pupal stage of any insect wherein the pupa is largely inactive and takes no food.
- CHRYSAROBINA bitter yellow substance forming the essential constituent of Goa powder. It yields chrysophanic acid, and has been used to treat skin conditions.
- CHRYSOLITEOriginally, any of various green-coloured gems; later specifically peridot.
- CHRYSOMELIDAny leaf beetle of the family Chrysomelidae.
- CHTHONIANPertaining to the underworld; being beneath the earth.
- CHTHONICDwelling within the underworld.
- CHUBOne of various species of freshwater fish of the Cyprinidae or carp family, especially: A European chub (Squalius cephalus, syn. Leuciscus cephalus) In Europe, its close relatives,