Choleroid Chol"er·oid adjective [ Cholera + -oid .] Choleriform.

Cholesteric Cho`les·ter"ic adjective [ Confer French cholestérique .] Pertaining to cholesterin, or obtained from it; as, cholesteric acid. Ure.

Cholesterin Cho·les"ter·in noun [ Greek ... bile + ... stiff fat: French cholestérine . See Stearin .] (Chemistry) A white, fatty, crystalline substance, tasteless and odorless, found in animal and plant products and tissue, and especially in nerve tissue, in the bile, and in gallstones.

Choliamb, Choliambic Cho"li·amb, Cho`li·am"bic noun [ Latin choliambus , Greek ...; ... lame + ... an iambus.] (Pros.) A verse having an iambus in the fifth place, and a spondee in the sixth or last.

Cholic, Cholinic Chol"ic, Cho·lin"ic adjective [ Greek ..., from ... bile.] (Physiol. Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, the bile.

Cholic acid (Chemistry) , a complex organic acid found as a natural constituent of taurocholic and glycocholic acids in the bile, and extracted as a resinous substance, convertible under the influence of ether into white crystals.

Choline Cho"line noun [ Greek ... bile.] (Physiol. Chem.) See Neurine .

Cholochrome Chol"o·chrome noun [ Greek ..., ..., bile + ... color.] (Physiol.) See Bilirubin .

Cholophæin Chol`o·phæ"in noun [ Greek ..., ..., bile + ... dusky.] (Physiol.) See Bilirubin .

Choltry Chol"try noun A Hindoo caravansary.

Cholæmaa Cho·læ"ma·a noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... bile + ... blood.] (Medicine) A disease characterized by severe nervous symptoms, dependent upon the presence of the constituents of the bile in the blood.

Chomage Cho`mage" noun [ French chomage .] 1. Stoppage; cessation (of labor).

2. A standing still or idle (of mills, factories, etc.).

Chomp Chomp intransitive verb To chew loudly and greedily; to champ. [ Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.] Halliwell.

Chondrification Chon`dri·fi·ca"tion noun (Physiol.) Formation of, or conversion into, cartilage.

Chondrify Chon"dri·fy transitive verb & i. [ Greek ... cartilage + -fy .] To convert, or be converted, into cartilage.

Chondrigen Chon"dri·gen noun [ Greek ... cartilage + -gen .] (Physiol. Chem.) The chemical basis of cartilage, converted by long boiling in water into a gelatinous body called chondrin.

Chondrigenous Chon·drig"e·nous adjective [ Greek ... cartilage + -genous .] (Physiol.) Affording chondrin.

Chondrin Chon"drin noun [ Greek ... cartilage.] (Physiol. Chem.) A colorless, amorphous, nitrogenous substance, tasteless and odorless, formed from cartilaginous tissue by long-continued action of boiling water. It is similar to gelatin, and is a large ingredient of commercial gelatin.

Chondrite Chon"drite noun [ Greek ... a grain (of wheat or spelt), cartilage.] (Min.) A meteoric stone characterized by the presence of chondrules.

Chondritic Chon·drit"ic adjective (Min.) Granular; pertaining to, or having the granular structure characteristic of, the class of meteorites called chondrites.

Chondritis Chon·dri"tis noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... cartilage + -itis .] (Medicine) An inflammation of cartilage.

Chondro- Chon"dro- [ Greek ... a grain (of wheat or spelt), cartilage.] A combining form meaning a grain , granular , granular cartilage , cartilaginous ; as, the chondro cranium, the cartilaginous skull of the lower vertebrates and of embryos.

Chondrodite Chon"dro·dite noun [ Greek ... a grain (of wheat or spelt), cartilage.] (Min.) A fluosilicate of magnesia and iron, yellow to red in color, often occurring in granular form in a crystalline limestone.

Chondroganoidea Chon`dro·ga·noi"de·a noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... cartilage + New Latin ganoidei . See Ganoid .] (Zoology) An order of ganoid fishes, including the sturgeons; -- so called on account of their cartilaginous skeleton.

Chondrogen Chon"dro·gen noun [ Greek ... cartilage + -gen .] (Physiol. Chem.) Same as Chondrigen .

Chondrogenesis Chon`dro·gen"e·sis noun [ Greek ... cartilage + genesis .] (Physiol.) The development of cartilage.

Chondroid Chon"droid adjective [ Greek ... cartilage + -oid .] Resembling cartilage.

Chondrology Chon·drol"o·gy noun [ Greek ... cartilage + -logy : confer French chondrologie .] (Anat.) The science which treats of cartilages. Dunglison.

Chondroma Chon·dro"ma noun ; plural Chondromata . [ New Latin , from Greek ... cartilage + -oma .] A cartilaginous tumor or growth.

Chondrometer Chon·drom"e·ter noun [ Greek ... a grain (of wheat or spelt), cartilage + -meter .] A steelyard for weighting grain.

Chondropterygian Chon·drop`ter·yg"i·an adjective [ Confer French chondropterygien .] Having a cartilaginous skeleton. -- noun One of the Chondropterygii.

Chondropterygii Chon·drop`te·ryg"i·i noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... cartilage + ..., ..., wing, fin.] (Zoology) A group of fishes, characterized by cartilaginous fins and skeleton. It includes both ganoids (sturgeons, etc.) and selachians (sharks), but is now often restricted to the latter. [ Written also Chondropterygia .]

Chondrostei Chon·dros"te·i noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... cartilage + ... bone.] (Zoology) An order of fishes, including the sturgeons; -- so named because the skeleton is cartilaginous.

Chondrotomy Chon·drot"o·my noun [ Greek ... + ... a cutting.] (Anat.) The dissection of cartilages.

Chondrule Chon"drule noun [ Dim. from Greek ... a grain (of wheat or spelt), cartilage.] (Min.) A peculiar rounded granule of some mineral, usually enstatite or chrysolite, found imbedded more or less abundantly in the mass of many meteoric stones, which are hence called chondrites .

Choose Choose transitive verb [ imperfect Chose ; past participle Chosen , Chose (Obsolete); present participle & verbal noun Choosing .] [ Middle English chesen , cheosen , Anglo-Saxon ceósan ; akin to Old Saxon kiosan , Dutch kiezen , German kiesen , Icelandic kjōsa , Goth. kiusan , Latin gustare to taste, Greek ..., Sanskrit jush to enjoy. √46. Confer Choice , 2d Gust .] 1. To make choice of; to select; to take by way of preference from two or more objects offered; to elect; as, to choose the least of two evils.

Choose me for a humble friend.
Pope.

2. To wish; to desire; to prefer. [ Colloq.]

The landlady now returned to know if we did not choose a more genteel apartment.
Goldsmith.

To choose sides . See under Side .

Syn. - To select; prefer; elect; adopt; follow. -- To Choose , Prefer , Elect . To choose is the generic term, and denotes to take or fix upon by an act of the will, especially in accordance with a decision of the judgment. To prefer is to choose or favor one thing as compared with, and more desirable than, another, or more in accordance with one's tastes and feelings. To elect is to choose or select for some office, employment, use, privilege, etc., especially by the concurrent vote or voice of a sufficient number of electors. To choose a profession; to prefer private life to a public one; to elect members of Congress.

Choose Choose intransitive verb 1. To make a selection; to decide.

They had only to choose between implicit obedience and open rebellion.
Prescott.

2. To do otherwise. "Can I choose but smile?" Pope.

Can not choose but , must necessarily.

Thou canst not choose but know who I am.
Shak.

Chooser Choos"er noun One who chooses; one who has the power or right of choosing; an elector. Burke.

Chop Chop transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Chopped ; present participle & verbal noun Chopping .] [ Confer LG. & Dutch kappen , Danish kappe , Swedish kappa . Confer Chap to crack.] 1. To cut by striking repeatedly with a sharp instrument; to cut into pieces; to mince; -- often with up .

2. To sever or separate by one more blows of a sharp instrument; to divide; -- usually with off or down .

Chop off your hand, and it to the king.
Shak.

3. To seize or devour greedily; -- with up . [ Obsolete]

Upon the opening of his mouth he drops his breakfast, which the fox presently chopped up.
L'estrange.

Chop Chop intransitive verb 1. To make a quick strike, or repeated strokes, with an ax or other sharp instrument.

2. To do something suddenly with an unexpected motion; to catch or attempt to seize.

Out of greediness to get both, he chops at the shadow, and loses the substance.
L'Estrange.

3. To interrupt; -- with in or out .

This fellow interrupted the sermon, even suddenly chopping in.
Latimer.

Chop Chop transitive verb [ Confer Dutch koopen to buy. See Cheapen , transitive verb , and confer Chap , intransitive verb , to buy.] 1. To barter or truck.

2. To exchange; substitute one thing for another.

We go on chopping and changing our friends.
L'Estrange.

To chop logic , to dispute with an affected use of logical terms; to argue sophistically.

Chop Chop intransitive verb 1. To purchase by way of truck.

2. (Nautical) To vary or shift suddenly; as, the wind chops about.

3. To wrangle; to altercate; to bandy words.

Let not the counsel at the bar chop with the judge.
Bacon.

Chop Chop noun A change; a vicissitude. Marryat.

Chop Chop transitive verb & i. To crack. See Chap , transitive verb & i.

Chop Chop noun 1. The act of chopping; a stroke.

2. A piece chopped off; a slice or small piece, especially of meat; as, a mutton chop .

3. A crack or cleft. See Chap .

Chop Chop noun [ See Chap .] 1. A jaw of an animal; -- commonly in the plural See Chops .

2. A movable jaw or cheek, as of a wooden vise.

3. The land at each side of the mouth of a river, harbor, or channel; as, East Chop or West Chop . See Chops .

Chop Chop noun [ Chin. & Hind. chāp stamp, brand.]

1. Quality; brand; as, silk of the first chop .

2. A permit or clearance.

Chop dollar , a silver dollar stamped to attest its purity. -- chop of tea , a number of boxes of the same make and quality of leaf. -- Chowchow chop . See under Chowchow . -- Grand chop , a ship's port clearance. S. W. Williams.

Chop suey, sooy Chop su"ey, soo"y [ Chin. (Cantonese) shap sui odds and ends, from shap for sap to enter the mouth + sui small bits pounded fine.] A mélange served in Chinese restaurants to be eaten with rice, noodles, etc. It consists typically of bean sprouts, onions, mushrooms, etc., and sliced meats, fried and flavored with sesame oil. [ U. S.]

Chop-logic Chop"-log`ic noun One who bandies words or is very argumentative. [ Jocular] Shak.

Chopboat Chop"boat` noun [ Chin. chop sort, quality.] A licensed lighter employed in the transportation of goods to and from vessels. [ China] S. W. Williams.

Chopchurch Chop"church` noun [ See Chop to barter.] (Old Eng. Law) An exchanger or an exchange of benefices. [ Cant]

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