Nouns

chokecherry

noun

a common wild cherry of eastern North America having small b...

chokedamp

noun

the atmosphere in a mine following an explosion; high in car...

cholecystectomy

noun

surgical removal of the gall bladder (usually for relief of...

chondrichthyes

noun

cartilaginous fishes

chondrosarcoma

noun

a malignant neoplasm of cartilage cells

chondrus

noun

a genus of protoctist

chondriosome

noun

an organelle containing enzymes responsible for producing en...

chondroma

noun

a common benign tumor of cartilage cells

chondrule

noun

small granule (of e.g. chrysolite) found in some meteoric ro...

chophouse

noun

a restaurant that specializes in steaks

choppiness

noun

used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather

chordophone

noun

a stringed instrument of the group including harps, lutes, l...

chordamesoderm

noun

the area of mesoderm that forms the notochord

chordata

noun

comprises true vertebrates and animals having a notochord

chordate

noun

any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spin...

chough

noun

a European corvine bird of small or medium size with red leg...

choanocyte

noun

any of the flagellated cells in sponges having a collar of c...

cholecalciferol

noun

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

cholesterin

noun

an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver;...

chopine

noun

a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole

cholecystitis

noun

inflammation of the gall bladder

choragus

noun

(ancient Greece) leader of a group or festival; leader of a...

cholelithiasis

noun

the presence of gallstones in the gallbladder

cholinesterase

noun

an enzyme that hydrolyses acetylcholine (into choline and ac...

chorea

noun

chorea in dogs

chorion

noun

the outermost membranous sac enclosing the embryo in higher...

chorioallantois

noun

the very vascular fetal membrane composed of the fused chori...

choroid

noun

a highly vascular membrane in the eye between the retina and...

chrism

noun

a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and ba...

chrestomathy

noun

a selection of passages from different authors that is compi...

christmastide

noun

period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6

christmasberry

noun

spiny evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having s...

chrisom

noun

a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and ba...

christology

noun

a religious doctrine or theory based on Jesus or Jesus' teac...

christianization

noun

conversion to Christianity

chronoscope

noun

an instrument for accurate measurements of small intervals o...

chromate

noun

any salt or ester of chromic acid

chronograph

noun

an accurate timer for recording time

chromatin

noun

the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting...

chromatid

noun

one of two identical strands into which a chromosome splits...

chromatism

noun

abnormal pigmentation

chromatogram

noun

the recording (column or paper strip) on which the constitue...

chromaticity

noun

the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelen...

chromophore

noun

the chemical group that gives color to a molecule

chromite

noun

a brownish-black mineral; the major source of chromium

chromogen

noun

a compound that can be converted to a pigment

chromoplast

noun

plastid containing pigments other than chlorophyll usually y...

chromolithography

noun

single- or multi-color lithography

chromosphere

noun

a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere (extending from the...

chrysarobin

noun

a bitter yellow powder used to treat skin diseases