(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal light blue mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and selenium.
chamaecranial
chamaedaphne
chamaeleon
chamaeleon
noun
Alternative spelling of chameleon
chamaeleontidae
chamaeleontis
chamaenerion
chamaepericlymenum
chamaerrhine
chamaesiphon
chamaesiphonaceae
chamaesiphonaceous
chamaesiphonaceous
adj
Belonging to the Chamaesiphonaceae.
chamaesiphonales
chambellan
chamberdeacon
chambering
chambering
noun
The chamber of a gun or other firearm.
verb
present participle of chamber
chamberino
chamberlain
chamberlain
noun
(obsolete) An upper servant of an inn.
A high officer of state, as currently with the papal camerlengo, but normally now a mainly honorary title.
A senior royal official in charge of superintending the arrangement of domestic affairs and often charged with receiving and paying out money kept in the royal chamber, especially in the United Kingdom and in Denmark.
chamberlainry
chamberlains
chamberlains
noun
plural of chamberlain
chamberlainship
chamberlainship
noun
The office or post of chamberlain.
chamberlin
chamberlin
noun
Obsolete form of chamberlain.
chambertin
chamberwoman
chamberwoman
noun
Synonym of chambermaid
chambranle
chambranle
noun
(architecture) In architecture, the case or frame used on three sides around a chamber door, large window, or fireplace mantel, and the border decorations.
chameleon
chameleon
adj
Describing something that changes color.
noun
(physics) A hypothetical scalar particle with a non-linear self-interaction, giving it an effective mass that depends on its environment: the presence of other fields.
A person with inconstant behavior; one able to quickly adjust to new circumstances.
A small to mid-size reptile, of the family Chamaeleonidae, and one of the best known lizard families able to change color and project its long tongue.
chameleonic
chameleonic
adj
Resembling a chameleon: readily changing color or other attributes
chameleonize
chameleonize
verb
(intransitive) To change colour or turn various colours; to be transformed (to suit changing circumstances).
(reflexive) To transform oneself, as if changing colour like a chameleon.
(transitive) To cause to change colour or turn various colours; to transform (to suit changing circumstances).
chameleonlike
chameleonlike
adj
Alternative form of chameleon-like.
chameleons
chameleons
noun
plural of chameleon
chamfering
chamfering
noun
A chamfer.
verb
present participle of chamfer
chaminade
chamoline
champagne
champagne
adj
Of a very pale brownish-gold colour, similar to that of champagne.
champagne:
noun
(countable) A glass of champagne.
(countable) A very pale brownish-gold colour, similar to that of champagne.
(countable, uncountable) A sparkling white wine made from a blend of grapes, especially Chardonnay and pinot, produced in Champagne, France, by the méthode champenoise.
(countable, uncountable, informal) Any sparkling white wine.
(countable, uncountable, informal) Any sparkling wine made by the méthode champenoise.
verb
(intransitive) To drink champagne.
(transitive) To ply or treat with champagne.
champagned
champagned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champagne
champagneless
champagneless
adj
Without champagne.
champagnes
champagnes
noun
plural of champagne.
champagnize
champagnize
verb
(transitive) To turn (wine) into champagne.
champagnized
champagnized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champagnize
champaigne
champenois
champine
championed
championed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champion
championess
championess
noun
(archaic) A female champion.
championize
championize
verb
(transitive, archaic) To champion.
championless
championless
adj
Without a champion.
championlike
championlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a champion.
chamyne
chancellorism
chanceman
chancemen
changemaker
changemaker
noun
One who makes a change.
changement
chanteyman
chantment
chantment
noun
(rare, archaic) enchantment
chapelman
chapelman
noun
A clergyman; an official from a chapel.
chapmanville
chapmen
chapmen
noun
plural of chapman
chargeman
chargeman
noun
A worker who is in charge; the leader.
charlemagne
charlemagne
Proper noun
One of the kings of the Franks from 768 to 814, crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 until his death in 814.
charlemont
charmaine
charmane
charmfulness
charmfulness
noun
The state of being charmful.
charmine
charminger
charminger
adj
comparative form of charming: more charming
charmingest
charmingest
adj
superlative form of charming: most charming
charmingness
charmingness
noun
The state or quality of being charming.
charwomen
charwomen
noun
plural of charwoman
chastenment
chastenment
noun
The act of chastening.
The state of being chastened.
chastiment
chastisement
chastisement
noun
The act of chastising; rebuke; punishment.
chastisements
chastisements
noun
plural of chastisement
chattermagging
chaucerianism
chaumontel
chazzenim
checkman
checkman
noun
A man employed to operate a check valve.
checkmarking
checkmarking
verb
present participle of checkmark
checkmating
checkmating
verb
present participle of checkmate
checksumming
checksumming
verb
present participle of checksum
checkweighman
checkweighman
noun
A person, elected by miners, whose task is to check what the mine owner's weighman states has been the amount of coal that has been mined; used especially if the miners' wages are related to production.
checkweighmen
checkweighmen
noun
plural of checkweighman
cheesemaking
cheesemaking
noun
The production of cheese
cheesemonger
cheesemonger
noun
(Britain) Someone who sells cheese.
cheesemongering
cheesemongering
noun
The trade of a cheesemonger, selling cheese.
cheesemongerly
cheesemongery
cheesemongery
noun
Cheese and/or butter sold by a cheesemonger.
The building where a cheesemonger sells dairy goods.
The work of a cheesemonger; the selling of cheese.
cheirognomy
cheiromancy
cheiromancy
noun
Alternative form of chiromancy
chelidonium
chellman
chelmno
cheltenham
cheltenham
Proper noun
A town in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom; famous for its racecourse.
chemakuan
chemarin
chemasthenia
chemawinite
chemicalization
chemicalization
noun
(spirituality) Inner conflict caused by one's initial resistance to spiritual awakening.
The process of making something chemical, or adapting it to use chemical methods.
chemicking
chemicking
verb
present participle of chemic
chemicodynamic
chemicoengineering
chemicoluminescence
chemicoluminescent
chemicoluminescent
adj
chemiluminescent
chemicomechanical
chemicomineralogical
chemicomineralogical
adj
Relating to chemistry and mineralogy.
chemiloon
chemiloon
noun
(US) A garment for women, consisting of chemise and drawers united in one.
chemiluminescence
chemiluminescence
Noun
The emission of light as the result of a chemical reaction.
chemiluminescent
chemiluminescent
adj
Of, pertaining to, or employing chemiluminescence
chemin
cheminee
chemins
chemisorbing
chemisorbing
verb
present participle of chemisorb
chemisorption
chemisorption
noun
(chemistry) the process in which a substance is adsorbed on the surface of another by means of chemical rather than physical bonding
chemnitz
chemokinesis
chemokinesis
noun
(chemistry, biology) The motile response of an organism to chemical compounds, especially at a cellular level
chemokinetic
chemokinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or provoking chemokinesis
chemonite
chemoreception
chemoreception
noun
the physiological sensory response of a sense organ to a chemical stimulus
chemoresistance
chemoresistance
noun
(biochemistry) The resistance of a cell to the actions of a chemical compound.
(medicine) The resistance of a tumour to chemotherapy.
chemosensitive
chemosensitive
adj
That is sensitive to changes in its chemical environment
chemosensitivities
chemosensitivities
noun
plural of chemosensitivity
chemosensitivity
chemosensitivity
noun
(medicine) A measure of the sensitivity of a microbial sample to the effects of an antimicrobial drug.
(medicine) A measure of the sensitivity of a tumour to the effects of an anticancer drug.
chemosorbing
chemosorbing
verb
present participle of chemosorb
chemosorption
chemosterilant
chemosterilant
noun
(chemistry, agriculture) A chemical that controls pests by preventing reproduction, thereby causing the population to collapse.
chemosterilants
chemosterilants
noun
plural of chemosterilant
chemosynthesis
chemosynthesis
noun
the production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple compounds such as carbon dioxide, using the oxidation of chemical nutrients as a source of energy rather than sunlight; it is limited to certain bacteria and fungi
chemosynthetic
chemosynthetic
adj
Using or relating to chemosynthesis.
chemosynthetically
chemosynthetically
adv
By means of chemosynthesis.
chemotaxonomic
chemotaxonomic
adj
Of or pertaining to chemotaxonomy
chemotaxonomically
chemotaxonomically
adv
In terms of, or by means of, chemotaxonomy.
chemotaxonomist
chemotaxonomist
noun
One who studies chemotaxonomy.
chemotaxonomy
chemotaxonomy
noun
(biochemistry, genetics) The classification or taxonomy of organisms based on differences and similarities in biochemistry, especially on differences in amino acid sequence in proteins that the organisms have in common.
chemotherapeuticness
chemstrand
chemung
chemung
Proper noun
an unincorporated CDP in McHenry County, Illinois, USA.
a town in Chemung County, New York, USA, named after the Chemung River.
an unincorporated community in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, USA.
a river in New York State.
chenopodium
chenopodium
noun
(botany) Any member of the flowering plant genus Chenopodium.
cheongsam
cheongsam
noun
(Hong Kong) A plain coloured, tight-fitting dress with a short split at the thigh, worn as a school uniform by schoolgirls.
A long formal dress-like garment or robe worn by Asian men.
A tight-fitting Chinese formal woman's dress, usually brightly coloured, patterned and/or embroidered, with a split at the thigh.
cheremissian
cherishment
cherishment
noun
(obsolete) encouragement; comfort
(rare) the act of cherishing
chernomorish
chernozem
chernozem
noun
A fertile black soil containing a very high percentage of humus (3% to 15%) and high percentages of phosphoric acids, phosphorus and ammonia.