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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

chiromance
verb divine by reading someone`s palms; `The Gypsies chiromanced`; `She refused to chiromance my fate`

chiromantic
adjective of or relating to palmistry

Chiron
noun an asteroid discovered in 1977; it is unique in having an orbit lying mainly between the orbits of Saturn and Uranus

Chironomidae
family Chironomidae noun midges

Chironomus
genus Chironomus noun type genus of the Chironomidae

chiropodist
foot doctor noun a specialist in care for the feet

chiropractic
noun a method of treatment that manipulates body structures (especially the spine) to relieve low back pain or even headache or high blood pressure

chiropractor
noun a therapist who practices chiropractic

Chiroptera
order Chiroptera noun an old order dating to early Eocene: bats: suborder Megachiroptera (fruit bats); suborder Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats)

chirp
noun a sharp sound made by small birds or insects

chirp
verb sing in modulation

chirpiness
noun cheerful and lively

chirpy
adjective (birds or insects) characterized by or tending to chirp

chirr
verb make a vibrant noise, of grasshoppers or cicadas

chirrup
twitter noun a series of chirps

chisel
noun an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge

chisel
verb engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; `Who`s chiseling on the side?`

chisel steel
noun steel used in making chisels

chisel-like
adjective resembling a chisel

chiseled
well-defined adjective having a clean and distinct outline as if precisely cut along the edges; `a finely chiseled nose`; `well-defined features`

Chisholm Trail
noun a former cattle trail from San Antonio in Texas to Abilene in Kansas; not used after the 1880s

Chishona
noun a Bantu language that is one of the two major languages of Zimbabwe

chitchat
small talk noun light informal conversation for social occasions

chitin
noun a tough semitransparent horny substance; the principal component of the exoskeletons of arthropods and the cell walls of certain fungi

chitinous
adjective of or resembling chitin

chiton
coat-of-mail shell noun primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates

Chittagong
noun a port city and industrial center in southeastern Bangladesh on the Bay of Bengal

chitter
twitter verb make high-pitched sounds, as of birds

chitterlings
chitlins noun small intestines of hogs prepared as food

chivalric
knightly adjective characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages; `chivalric rites`; `the knightly years`

chivalrous
gallant adjective being attentive to women like an ideal knight

chivalry
knightliness noun the medieval principles governing knighthood and knightly conduct

chives
noun cylindrical leaves used fresh as a mild onion-flavored seasoning

Chiwere
noun the Siouan language spoken by the Iowa and Oto and Missouri

chlamydeous
adjective having a floral envelope or perianth consisting of a calyx and/or corolla

Chlamydera
genus Chlamydera noun a genus of Ptilonorhynchidae

chlamydia
noun coccoid rickettsia infesting birds and mammals; cause infections of eyes and lungs and genitourinary tract

Chlamydia psittaci
C. psittaci noun bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia

Chlamydia trachomatis
C. trachomatis noun bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted diseases chlamydia and lymphogranuloma venereum

Chlamydiaceae
family Chlamydiaceae noun Gram-negative parasites in warm-blooded vertebrates

chlamydial
adjective of or pertaining to the sexually transmitted infection or to the parasite

Chlamydomonadaceae
family Chlamydomonadaceae noun green algae some of which are colored red by hematochrome

Chlamydomonas
genus Chlamydomonas noun type genus of the Chlamydomonadaceae; solitary doubly-flagellated plant-like algae common in fresh water and damp soil; multiply freely; often a pest around filtration plants

Chlamydosaurus
genus Chlamydosaurus noun frilled lizards

chlamydospore
noun thick-walled asexual resting spore of certain fungi and algae

Chlamyphorus
genus Chlamyphorus noun pichiciago

chlamys
noun a short mantle or cape fastened at the shoulder; worn by men in ancient Greece

chloasma
melasma noun a tan discoloration of a woman`s face that is associated with pregnancy or with the use of oral contraceptives

chloral hydrate
noun a colorless crystalline drug used as a sedative; irritates the stomach and can be addictive

chlorambucil
Leukeran noun an alkalating agent (trade name Leukeran) used to treat some kinds of cancer

chloramine
chloramine-T noun any of several compounds containing chlorine and nitrogen; used as an antiseptic in wounds

chloramphenicol
Chloromycetin noun an oral antibiotic (trade name Chloromycetin) used to treat serious infections (especially typhoid fever)

Chloranthaceae
family Chloranthaceae noun small family of tropical herbs and shrubs and trees

Chloranthus
genus Chloranthus noun type genus of the Chloranthaceae

chlorate
noun any salt of chloric acid

chlordiazepoxide
Librium noun a tranquilizer (trade names Librium and Libritabs) used in the treatment of alcoholism

chlorella
noun any alga of the genus Chlorella

chlorenchyma
noun parenchyma whose cells contain chloroplasts

chlorhexidine
noun a long-lasting liquid antiseptic; used by surgeons to wash their hands before performing surgery

chloric acid
noun (HClO3) a strong unstable acid with an acrid odor found in chlorate salts

chloride
noun any compound containing a chlorine atom

chlorinate
verb disinfect with chlorine; `chlorinate a pool`

chlorination
noun disinfection of water by the addition of small amounts of chlorine or a chlorine compound

chlorine
Cl noun a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water)

chlorine dioxide
noun an explosive gas (ClO2) used chiefly in bleaching paper or starch or soap or flour and in water purification

chlorine water
noun an aqueous solution of chlorine used as a bleaching agent

chlorinity
noun a measure of the quantity of chlorine or other halides in water (especially seawater)

Chloris
genus Chloris noun tufted or perennial or annual grasses having runners: finger grass; windmill grass

chlorite
noun a generally green or black mineral; it occurs as a constituent of many rocks typically in the form of a flat crystal

chloroacetophenone
CN gas noun a tear gas that is weaker than CS gas but lasts longer

chlorobenzene
noun a colorless volatile flammable liquid with an almond odor that is made from chlorine and benzene; used as a solvent and in the production of phenol and DDT and other organic compounds

chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile
CS gas noun a tear gas that is stronger than CN gas but wears off faster; can be deployed by grenades or cluster bombs; can cause skin burns and fatal pulmonary edema

Chlorococcales
order Chlorococcales noun unicellular green algae that reproduce by spores

Chlorococcum
genus Chlorococcum noun type genus of Chlorococcales; unicellular green algae occurring singly or in a layer on soil or damp rock

chlorofluorocarbon
CFC noun a fluorocarbon with chlorine; formerly used as a refrigerant and as a propellant in aerosol cans; `the chlorine in CFCs causes depletion of atmospheric ozone`

chloroform
trichloromethane noun a volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an anesthetic; `chloroform was the first inhalation anesthetic`

Chlorophis
genus Chlorophis noun African green snakes

Chlorophoneus
genus Chlorophoneus noun a genus of Malaconotinae

Chlorophthalmidae
family Chlorophthalmidae noun small family of soft-finned bottom-dwellers with large eyes; relatives of lizardfishes

Chlorophyceae
class Chlorophyceae noun algae distinguished chiefly by having flagella and a clear green color, their chlorophyll being masked little if at all by other pigments

chlorophyll
chlorophyl noun any of a group of green pigments found in photosynthetic organisms; there are four naturally occurring forms

chlorophyll a
noun a blue-black plant pigment having a blue-green alcohol solution; found in all higher plants

chlorophyll b
noun a dark-green plant pigment having a brilliant green alcohol solution; generally characteristic of higher plants

chlorophyll c
chlorofucin noun the chlorophyll present in brown algae, diatoms, and flagellates

chlorophyll d
noun the chlorophyll found (together with chlorophyll a) in red algae

chlorophyllose
chlorophyllous adjective relating to or being or containing chlorophyll

Chlorophyllum molybdites
noun a poisonous agaric with a fibrillose cap and brown scales on a white ground color; cap can reach a diameter of 30 cm; often forms `fairy rings`

Chlorophyta
division Chlorophyta noun large division of chiefly freshwater eukaryotic algae that possess chlorophyll a and b, store food as starch, and cellulose cell walls; classes Chlorophyceae, Ulvophyceae, and Charophyceae; obviously ancestral to land plants

chloropicrin
nitrochloroform noun a heavy colorless insoluble liquid compound that causes tears and vomiting; used as a pesticide and as tear gas

chloroplast
noun plastid containing chlorophyll and other pigments; in plants that carry out photosynthesis

chloroprene
noun derivative of butadiene used in making neoprene by polymerization

chloroquine
noun an antimalarial drug used to treat malaria and amebic dysentery and systemic lupus erythematosus

chlorosis
greensickness noun iron deficiency anemia in young women; characterized by weakness and menstrual disturbances and a green color to the skin

chlorothiazide
Diuril noun a diuretic drug (trade name Diuril) used in the treatment of edema and hypertension

chlorotic
greensick adjective of or pertaining to or suffering from chlorosis

chlorous acid
noun (HClO2) a strongly oxidizing acid; known only in solution

Chloroxylon
genus Chloroxylon noun deciduous trees of India and Sri Lanka

chlorpheniramine maleate
Coricidin noun an antihistamine (trade names Coricidin and Chlor-Trimeton)

chlorpromazine
Thorazine noun a drug (trade name Thorazine) derived from phenothiazine that has antipsychotic effects and is used as a sedative and tranquilizer

chlorpyrifos
noun a common organophosphate insecticide