(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and phosphorus.
chalicotheriid
chalicotheriid
noun
(zoology) Any mammal in the family Chalicotheriidae.
chalicotheriidae
chalicotherioid
chalkosideric
chancroidal
chancroidal
adj
Relating to chancroid.
chandelier
chandelier
noun
(obsolete, military) A portable frame used to support temporary wooden fences.
(surgery) An endoilluminator used in eye surgery.
A branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling
chandeliered
chandeliered
adj
Fitted with a chandelier.
chandeliers
chandeliers
noun
plural of chandelier
chandleries
chandleries
noun
plural of chandlery
chandlering
chandlering
noun
The trade of a chandler
chandlersville
chandlerville
charbroiled
charbroiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of charbroil
chargrilled
chargrilled
adj
grilled on burning charcoal
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chargrill
charladies
charladies
noun
plural of charlady
cheerleading
cheerleading
noun
(figurative) Automatic or servile praise.
A physical activity in which cheerleaders organize elements of dance, gymnastics, and tumbling for judgment or to cheer on a team.
verb
present participle of cheerlead
cheilodipteridae
cheilodipterus
chelidosaurus
cheliferidea
chelydridae
chelydroid
cherryfield
chesterfield
chesterfield
noun
(Canada) Any couch or sofa.
A couch, sofa, or love seat with padded arms and back of the same height, often curved outward at the top.
chesterfieldian
chesterfieldian
Noun
Someone who acts in a sophisticated, aristocratic manner, reminiscent of the
Adjective
In the style of the fourth Earl of Chesterfield, marked by brilliance, wit, and elegance in writing, and aristocratic assurance in life
chesterfields
chesterfields
noun
plural of chesterfield
chickenheartedly
chickenheartedly
adv
Alternative form of chicken-heartedly
childbear
childbearing
childbearing
adj
Of, pertaining to, or suitable for childbirth
noun
The process of giving birth; pregnancy and parturition
childbirth
childbirth
noun
The fact or action of giving birth to a child, as the culmination of pregnancy.
childbirths
childbirths
noun
plural of childbirth
childcrowing
childermas
childermas
Proper noun
A day to commemorate the killing of the Holy Innocents. Variously held on 28th December in the Western Church and 29th December in the Eastern Church. In Spanish-speaking countries this is often a prank-filled day like April Fools' Day.
childers
childers
noun
plural of childer
childersburg
childlier
childminder
childminder
noun
A person employed to look after other people's children while they are away; a babysitter.
childproof
childproof
adj
Designed to be unable for a child to use, operate, or open.
Made safe for children.
Made safe from children; resistant to damage by children.
verb
To make something childproof.
childre
children
children
noun
plural of child.
childrenite
childrenite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare hydrated phosphate mineral with the chemical formula (Fe,Mn)AlPO₄(OH)₂•H₂O, brown or yellow in colour with a vitreous lustre.
childress
childridden
childward
chiliadron
chiliaedron
chiliahedron
chiliahedron
noun
(geometry) A polyhedron bounded by one thousand plane surfaces.
chilindre
chiropodial
chiropodical
chiropodical
adj
Relating to chiropody.
chlamydobacteriaceae
chlamydobacteriaceous
chlamydobacteriales
chlamydosporic
chloralformamide
chloralide
chloralide
noun
(organic chemistry) The lactone 2,5-bis(trichloromethyl)-1,3-dioxolan-4-one
chloralized
chloralized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chloralize
chloramide
chloramide
noun
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The compound NHCl₂; part of the chloramine class.
(organic chemistry, countable) Any amide in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms attached to the nitrogen atom is replaced with chlorine
chloranhydride
chlorazide
chlorazide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The pseudohalogen chlorine azide ClN₃
chlordiazepoxide
chlordiazepoxide
noun
A benzodiazepine derivative used as a sedative drug; trade name Librium among others.
chlorguanide
chlorguanide
noun
Alternative form of chloroguanide
chlorhexidine
chlorhexidine
noun
(pharmacology) A particular chemical antiseptic and bacteriostatic.
chlorhydric
chlorhydric
adj
(chemistry) Alternative form of hydrochloric
chlorid
chlorid
noun
Archaic form of chloride.
chloridate
chloridate
verb
(transitive) To treat or prepare with a chloride.
chloridated
chloridated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chloridate
chloridation
chloride
chloride
noun
(chemistry) any salt of hydrochloric acid, such as sodium chloride, or any binary compound of chlorine and another element or radical
chloridella
chloridellidae
chlorider
chlorides
chlorides
noun
plural of chloride
chloridic
chloridic
adj
Of, containing, or relating to a chloride.
chloridize
chloridize
verb
(dated, transitive) To chloridate.
chloridized
chloridized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chloridize
chloridizing
chloridizing
verb
present participle of chloridize
chlorids
chlorids
noun
plural of chlorid
chlorinated
chlorinated
adj
(chemistry) Of water, that has had chlorine added to it to purify it.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chlorinate
chloriodide
chloriodide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative form of chloroiodide
chloritoid
chloritoid
noun
(mineralogy) A mixed iron, magnesium, and manganese silicate mineral of metamorphic origin, with the chemical formula (Fe²⁺,Mg,Mn)₂Al₄Si₂O₁₀(OH)₄.
chloroamide
chloroamide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any C-chloro derivative of an amide.
chlorobromide
chlorobromide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any mixed chloride and bromide.
(photography) A photographic paper containing such silver salts; a print made on such paper.
chlorodize
chlorodized
chlorodizing
chloroguanide
chloroguanide
noun
Proguanil.
chlorohydrin
chlorohydrin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any halohydrin in which the halogen is chlorine.
chlorohydroquinone
chloroid
chloroid
adj
Resembling chlorine.
yellow-green in color.
chloroiodide
chloroiodide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any compound containing both chloride and iodide ions
chloropalladic
chlorophyllide
chlorophyllide
noun
(biochemistry) Any water-soluble breakdown product of chlorophyll formed by hydrolysis or enzyme action
chlorophylloid
chloroplastid
chloroplastid
noun
(botany) A granule of chlorophyll.
chlorothiazide
chlorothiazide
noun
(medicine) A thiazide diuretic used in the treatment of hypertension and other conditions
chlorpropamide
chlorpropamide
noun
(medicine) A sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug
chlorprophenpyridamine
choledocholithotripsy
choledocholithotripsy
noun
(surgery) fragmentation of a gallstone in the common bile duct
choleroid
choleroid
adj
Like cholera; choleriform.
chondralgia
chondrilla
chondriosomal
chondroalbuminoid
chondroalbuminoid
adj
chondral and albuminoid
chondroclasis
chondrocranial
chondrocranial
adj
Of or relating to the chondrocranium.
chondroendothelioma
chondrolipoma
chondromalacia
chondromalacia
noun
A painful condition caused by irritation of cartilage, often in the undersurface of the kneecap.
chondroplastic
chondroplastic
adj
Relating to chondroplasty.
chordeiles
chorioallantoid
chorioidal
chorioidocyclitis
choroidal
choroidal
adj
Of or pertaining to the choroid
noun
choroidal effusion
choroidocyclitis
christadelphian
christadelphian
Noun
A member of a particular nontrinitarian Christian denomination founded in the mid-19th century.
Adjective
Pertaining to the Christadelphians.
christadelphianism
christianiadeal
chromidial
chromidial
adj
Relating to chromidia
chromolipoid
chromoplastid
chromoplastid
noun
(botany) A protoplasmic granule of some other colour than green.
chronicled
chronicled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chronicle
chrysalid
chrysalid
adj
of or relating to a chrysalis.
noun
Archaic form of chrysalis.
chrysalida
chrysalidal
chrysalides
chrysalides
noun
plural of chrysalis
chrysalidian
chrysaloid
chrysaloid
adj
Resembling a chrysalis.
chrysidella
chrysochloridae
chrysomelid
chrysomelid
noun
Any leaf beetle of the family Chrysomelidae
chrysomelidae
chrysomelids
chrysomelids
noun
plural of chrysomelid
chylidrosis
chylopericardium
chylopericardium
noun
(pathology) The presence of chyle in the pericardium