Nouns

chemiluminescence

noun

luminescence resulting from a chemical reaction as the oxida...

chemisorption

noun

adsorption (especially when irreversible) by means of chemic...

chemnitz

noun

a city in east central Germany; formerly called Karl-Marx-St...

chemoreceptor

noun

a sensory receptor that responds to chemical stimuli

chemotaxis

noun

movement by a cell or organism in reaction to a chemical sti...

chemosurgery

noun

use of chemical to destroy diseased or malignant tissue; use...

chemosynthesis

noun

synthesis of carbohydrate from carbon dioxide and water; lim...

chert

noun

variety of silica containing microcrystalline quartz

cheremiss

noun

the Finnic language spoken by the Cheremis

cherimoya

noun

large tropical fruit with leathery skin and soft pulp; relat...

cheremis

noun

the Finnic language spoken by the Cheremis

cherrystone

noun

small quahog larger than a littleneck; eaten raw or cooked a...

cheviot

noun

hardy hornless sheep of the Cheviot Hills noted for its shor...

chevrotain

noun

very small hornless deer-like ruminant of tropical Asia and...

chelicera

noun

either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mo...

cheloid

noun

raised pinkish scar tissue at the site of an injury; results...

chelate

noun

a heterocyclic compound having a metal ion attached by coord...

chemulpo

noun

a port city in western South Korea on the Yellow Sea

chemise

noun

a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders wi...

cheroot

noun

a cigar with both ends cut flat

cherubini

noun

Italian composer of church music and operas (1760-1842)

cheops

noun

Egyptian Pharaoh of the 27th century BC who commissioned the...

chetah

noun

long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia havi...

chewink

noun

common towhee of eastern North America

chewa

noun

a member of the Bantu-speaking people of Malawi and eastern...

chickweed

noun

any of various plants related to the common chickweed

chicle

noun

gum-like substance from the sapodilla

chieftaincy

noun

the position of chieftain

chieftainship

noun

the position of chieftain

chiffonier

noun

a tall elegant chest of drawers

chigetai

noun

Mongolian wild ass

chigoe

noun

small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the sk...

chigger

noun

larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including hu...

childlessness

noun

the condition of being without offspring

chilblain

noun

inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to col...

chiliad

noun

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

chiliast

noun

a person who believes in the coming of the millennium (a tim...

chilliness

noun

the property of being moderately cold

chimneypiece

noun

shelf that projects from wall above fireplace

chimborazo

noun

a mountain peak in the Andes in Ecuador (20,560 feet high)

chimneypot

noun

a short earthenware pipe on the top of a chimney to increase...

chinch

noun

bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and fe...

chincherinchee

noun

South African perennial with long-lasting spikes of white bl...

chinkapin

noun

small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the south...

chinquapin

noun

small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the south...

chipewyan

noun

the language spoken by the Chipewyan

chincapin

noun

small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the south...

chipboard

noun

a cheap hard material made from wood chips that are pressed...

chipolata

noun

a small thin sausage

chiseller

noun

a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud