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

Christmas green
noun any of several club mosses having long creeping stems and erect branches

Christmas present
Christmas gift noun a present given at Christmas time

Christmas rose
winter rose noun European evergreen plant with white or purplish roselike winter-blooming flowers

Christmas stocking
noun a stocking that is filled with small Christmas presents

Christmas tree
noun an ornamented evergreen used as a Christmas decoration

Christmasberry
noun spiny evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having spreading branches usually blue or mauve flowers and red berries

Christmastide
Christmastime noun period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6

Christological
adjective of or relating to Christology

Christology
noun the branch of theology concerned with the person and attributes and deeds of Christ

Christopher
Saint Christopher noun Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)

chromate
noun any salt or ester of chromic acid

chromatic
adjective able to refract light without spectral color separation; `chromatic lens`

chromatic aberration
noun an optical aberration in which the image has colored fringes

chromatic color
chromatic colour noun a color that has hue

chromatic scale
noun a 12-note scale including all the semitones of the octave

chromatically
adverb with respect to color; `chromatically pure`

chromatid
noun one of two identical strands into which a chromosome splits during mitosis

chromatin
chromatin granule noun the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses into chromosomes

chromatinic
adjective (of substance of a cell nucleus) readily colored by stains

chromatism
noun abnormal pigmentation

chromatogram
noun the recording (column or paper strip) on which the constituents of a mixture are adsorbed in chromatography

chromatographic
chromatographical adjective of or relating to chromatography

chromatographically
adverb by means of a chromatographic process

chromatography
noun a process used for separating mixtures by virtue of differences in absorbency

chromatography column
noun a vertical glass tube used in column chromatography; a mixture is poured in the top and washed through a stationary substance where components of the mixture are adsorbed selectively to form colored bands

chrome
noun another word for chromium when it is used in dyes or pigments

chrome alum
noun a violet-colored salt used in hide tanning and as a mordant in dyeing

chrome green
noun a brilliant green color

chrome red
noun a red pigment used in paints; basic lead chromate

chrome yellow
noun any of several yellow pigments consisting of normal lead chromate and other lead compounds

chrome-nickel steel
Elinvar noun Elinvar is a trademark for a kind of steel used for watch springs because its elasticity is constant over a wide range of temperatures

chrome-tungsten steel
noun a steel alloy made with chromium and tungsten

chromesthesia
chromaesthesia noun a form of synesthesia in which nonvisual stimulation results in the experience of color sensations

chromic acid
noun an unstable acid known only in solution and as chromate salts

chromite
noun a brownish-black mineral; the major source of chromium

chromium
Cr noun a hard brittle multivalent metallic element; resistant to corrosion and tarnishing

chromoblastomycosis
noun a fungal infection characterized by itchy warty nodules on the skin

chromogen
noun a compound that can be converted to a pigment

chromolithography
noun single- or multi-color lithography

chromophore
noun the chemical group that gives color to a molecule

chromoplast
noun plastid containing pigments other than chlorophyll usually yellow or orange carotenoids

chromosomal
adjective of or relating to a chromosome; `chromosomal defect`

chromosomal aberration
chromosomal anomaly noun any change in the normal structure or number of chromosomes; often results in physical or mental abnormalities

chromosome
noun a threadlike body in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order

chromosphere
noun a gaseous layer of the sun`s atmosphere (extending from the photosphere to the corona) that is visible during a total eclipse of the sun

chronic
adjective being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; `chronic indigestion`; `a chronic shortage of funds`; `a chronic invalid`

chronic bronchitis
noun a form of bronchitis characterized by excess production of sputum leading to a chronic cough and obstruction of air flow

chronic gastritis
noun persistent gastritis can be a symptom of a gastric ulcer or pernicious anemia or stomach cancer or other disorders

chronic glaucoma
open-angle glaucoma noun glaucoma caused by blockage of the canal of Schlemm; produces gradual loss of peripheral vision

chronic glossitis
noun glossitis with atrophy of tongue tissue; sometimes accompanies pernicious anemia

chronic leukemia
noun slowly progressing leukemia

chronic lymphocytic leukemia
noun chronic leukemia characterized by lymphoblast-like cells; more common in older men

chronic myelocytic leukemia
myeloid leukemia noun chronic leukemia characterized by granular leukocytes; more common in older people

chronic pyelonephritis
noun pyelonephritis that develops slowly and can lead to renal failure if untreated; often associated with a kidney stone or with narrowing of the urinary passageways

chronic renal failure
chronic kidney failure noun renal failure that can result from a variety of systemic disorders

chronic wasting disease
noun a wildlife disease (akin to bovine spongiform encephalitis) that affects deer and elk

chronically
adverb in a slowly developing and long lasting manner; `chronically ill persons`

chronically
adverb in a habitual and longstanding manner; `smoking chronically`

chronicle
verb record in chronological order; make a historical record

chronicler
noun someone who writes chronicles

chronograph
noun an accurate timer for recording time

chronological
adjective relating to or arranged according to temporal order; `chronological age`

chronological age
noun age measured by the time (years and months) that something or someone has existed; `his chronological age was 71 years`

chronologically
adverb with respect to chronology; `he is chronologically older`

chronologize
chronologise verb establish the order in time of something; `The archivist chronologized the documents`

chronology
noun the determination of the actual temporal sequence of past events

chronometer
noun an accurate clock (especially used in navigation)

Chronoperates
genus Chronoperates noun a reptile genus of Therapsida

Chronoperates paradoxus
noun shrew-sized protomammal from the Alberta region of Canada; from about 55 million years ago (much more recent than other mammal-like reptiles)

chronoscope
noun an instrument for accurate measurements of small intervals of time

chrysalis
noun pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon

chrysanthemum
noun any of numerous perennial Old World herbs having showy brightly colored flower heads of the genera Chrysanthemum, Argyranthemum, Dendranthema, Tanacetum; widely cultivated

Chrysaora
genus Chrysaora noun a genus of Scyphozoa

Chrysaora quinquecirrha
noun a type of jellyfish

Chrysemys
genus Chrysemys noun painted turtles

Chrysobalanus
genus Chrysobalanus noun coco plums

chrysoberyl
noun a rare hard yellow green mineral consisting of beryllium aluminate in crystal form; used as a gemstone

Chrysochloridae
family Chrysochloridae noun golden moles

Chrysochloris
genus Chrysochloris noun type genus of the Chrysochloridae

Chrysolepis
genus Chrysolepis noun two species: golden chinkapins

chrysolite
noun a brown or yellow-green olivine found in igneous and metamorphic rocks and used as a gemstone

Chrysolophus
genus Chrysolophus noun golden pheasants

Chrysomelidae
family Chrysomelidae noun leaf beetles

Chrysophrys
genus Chrysophrys noun Australian snapper

Chrysophrys auratus
noun Australian food fish having a pinkish body with blue spots

Chrysophyceae
class Chrysophyceae noun all the yellow-green algae having flagella of unequal length

Chrysophyllum
genus Chrysophyllum noun tropical American evergreen trees or shrubs

Chrysophyta
division Chrysophyta noun mostly freshwater eukaryotic algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown or yellow pigment; yellow-green and golden-brown algae and diatoms: Xanthophyceae, Chrysophyceae, Bacillariophyceae; some classification systems superseded or subsumed by Heterokontophyta

Chrysopidae
family Chrysopidae noun green lacewings

chrysoprase
noun a green variety of chalcedony valued as a gemstone

Chrysopsis
genus Chrysopsis noun golden aster

Chrysosplenium
genus Chrysosplenium noun genus of widely distributed semiaquatic herbs with minute greenish-yellow apetalous flowers

Chrysothamnus
genus Chrysothamnus noun genus of low branching shrubs of western North America

chrysotherapy
noun the use of chemicals containing gold for treating diseases (such as rheumatoid arthritis)

chrysotile
noun a grey or green fibrous mineral; an important source of commercial asbestos

chthonian
chthonic adjective dwelling beneath the surface of the earth; `nether regions`

Chuang-tzu
noun 4th-century Chinese philosopher on whose teachings Lao-tse based Taoism

chub
noun European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body

chub mackerel
tinker noun small mackerel found nearly worldwide

chubbiness
pudginess noun the property of having a plump and round body