Words starting with C

chalcoliteSynonym of torbernite.
ChalcolithicSynonym of Eneolithic.
chalcomeniteAn orthorhombic-disphenoidal light blue mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and selenium.
chalcomycinA particular macrolide antibiotic
chalconaringeninA naringenin chalcone present in tomatoes
chalconatroniteA monoclinic-prismatic greenish blue mineral containing carbon, copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and sodium.
chalconeThe compound 1,3-diphenylpropenone (PhCH=CHCOPh); Ph = phenyl.
chalconoidAny of a group of natural phenols related to chalcone.
chalcononaringeninA yellow pigment, normally present as a glycoside, in carnation flowers
chalcophaniteA trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, and zinc.
chalcophileIn the Goldschmidt classification, an element such as copper that forms sulfide minerals if enough sulfur is available.
chalcophilicHaving a strong affinity for sulfur.
chalcophylliteA rare secondary copper arsenate mineral occurring in the oxidized zones of some arsenic-bearing copper deposits.
chalcopyriteA yellow mineral that is a mixed sulfide of copper and iron, with the chemical formula CuFeS₂.
chalcopyriticRelating to or composed of chalcopyrite.
chalcopyritizationConversion into chalcopyrite.
chalcopyritizedIn a state of chalcopyritization; having been turned to chalcopyrite.
chalcopyrrhotiteSynonym of cubanite.
chalcosideriteA triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and phosphorus.
chalcosiscopper poisoning
chalcostibiteA black orthorhombic mineral composed of copper antimony disulfide
chalcothalliteA tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing antimony, copper, iron, sulfur, and thallium.
ChaldaeanismSynonym of Chaldaism.
ChaldaicOf or pertaining to Chaldea.
ChaldaicalChaldaic
ChaldaismAn idiom or peculiarity in Biblical Aramaic.
ChaldeaAn ancient geographic region of West Asia, in the southern portion of Babylonia in modern eastern Iraq and southwestern Iran, lying chiefly on the right bank of the Euphrates, but commonly used to refer to the whole of the Mesopotamian plain.
ChaldeanOf or pertaining to Chaldea specifically, or ancient Babylonia in general.
ChaldeanismSynonym of Chaldaism.
ChaldeeSynonym of Chaldean.
ChaldeneOne of the moons of Jupiter.
chalderAn old Scottish dry measure, equal to 16 bolls.
ChaldiaA region in the mountainous interior of the eastern Black Sea, northeast Anatolia (modern Turkey) in Western Asia, and inhabited by the Chaldoi or Chalybes.
ChaldiranA plain in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran, the site of a battle between the Ottoman Empire and the Safavid Empire in 1514.
chaldoA Chaldean.
ChaldoiA people of ancient Chaldia.
chaldronAn old English dry measure, containing four quarters. At London, 36 bushels heaped up, or its equivalent weight, and more than twice as much at Newcastle. Now used exclusively for coal and coke.
ChaleA village and civil parish in the south of the Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ4878).
ChalepahA surname.
chalepinSynonym of heliettin.
chaletAn alpine style of wooden building with a sloping roof and overhanging eaves.
ChalfantA surname.
ChalfontA group of villages in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Chiltern district, known collectively as "The Chalfonts".
ChalfordA village and civil parish in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8903).
ChalgraveA civil parish and hamlet in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0027).
ChaliA gewog of Mongar District, Bhutan.
chaliceA large drinking cup, often having a stem and base and used especially for formal occasions and religious ceremonies.
chalicedhaving a chalice
chalicefulAs much as a chalice will hold.
chalicelikeResembling or characteristic of a chalice.
chalicistA layperson authorized to assist the clergy, particularly within the Episcopal or Anglican Church, in administering the Christian sacrament of Holy Communion during worship services. Specifically, chalicists offer the consecrated wine to communicants following its consecration by the celebrant.
chalicosisA form of pneumoconiosis affecting the lungs or bronchioles, found chiefly among stonecutters.
chalicothereAny of various odd-toed ungulates of the family Chalicotheriidae, from the Eocene and Pleistocene periods, which had horse-like heads and apelike bodies.
chalicotheriidAny mammal in the family Chalicotheriidae.
chalimusThe post-copepodid stage of a caligid parasite, having a frontal filament for attaching to the host
ChalindreyA commune in Haute-Marne department, Grand Est, France.
ChalingA county of Zhuzhou, Hunan, China.
chalinidAny sponge in the family Chalinidae.
chalkA soft, white, powdery limestone (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃).
chalkableCapable of being written upon in chalk.
chalkbeltA belt used to carry a chalk bag
chalkboardA slate or enamel board for writing on with chalk; a predecessor to a whiteboard.
chalkboardedFurnished with a chalkboard.
chalkbroodA fungal disease of honey bees that gives the bodies of affected larvae a white and chalky appearance.
chalkdustThe fine white powder remaining after chalk is erased from a chalkboard.
chalkedWritten in or covered by chalk.
chalkenTo make or become dry or desiccated, like chalk
chalkerOne who chalks.
chalkfaceA cliff or quarry exposing chalk, e.g. the White Cliffs of Dover
chalkfishThe sandfish Bohadschia similis
ChalkidikiA peninsula and regional unit of Greece, part of the region of Central Macedonia.
chalkilyIn a chalky fashion.
chalkinessThe state of being chalky.
chalkingSomething chalked on a surface.
chalkitisSynonym of chalcosis.
chalklandLand in which the underlying geology is chalk.
chalklessWithout chalk.
ChalkleyA surname from Old English.
chalklikeResembling or having characteristics of chalk.
chalkmarkA mark made with chalk.
chalkophoreAny medium-sized molecule that has a high specificity for binding or chelating copper
chalkosinechalcocite
chalkpitA quarry where chalk is extracted.
chalkstoneA mass or piece of chalk.
chalkstonyHaving or resembling chalkstones.
chalkstripeA thin stripe on fabric, like a pinstripe but made with multiple threads for a softer, more blurred appearance.
chalkwareSculpted figurines usually made of painted plaster of Paris.
ChalkwellA coastal suburb of Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ8585).
chalkyConsisting of or containing chalk.
challaA surname from Telugu.
challacolloiteA rare monoclinic halide mineral with the chemical formula KPb₂Cl₅ that occurs as white encrustations on lava.
challahA traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for a yom tov.
challanAn official form or other kind of document, piece of paperwork, citation etc.
challengeAn antagonization or instigation intended to convince a person to perform an action they otherwise would not.
challengeableAble to be challenged or disputed.
challengedDisabled; lacking some physical or mental attribute or skill; used after adverbs to make politically correct adjectives.
challengeeOne to whom a challenge is made.
challengefulFull of challenge.
challengelessNot challenging.
challengerOne who challenges.
challengingDifficult, hard to do.
challenginglyIn a way or to an extent that challenges
challengingnessQuality or degree of being challenging.
challisA light, soft fabric of silk and worsted, having a printed design.
ChallochA hamlet near Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX3867).
ChallonerA surname originating as an occupation.
ChallowThe site of a former railway station in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England, which served the villages of East Challow and West Challow (OS grid ref SU3590).
ChalmersA surname.
ChalmersianOf or relating to Thomas Chalmers (1780–1847), Scottish minister, professor of theology, and political economist.
chalmersiteSynonym of cubanite.
ChalmetteA census-designated place, the parish seat of St. Bernard Parish, in southeastern Louisiana, United States.
ChalmettianA native or inhabitant of Chalmette, Louisiana, in the United States of America.
ChalobahA surname.
chalonAny of a series of postage stamps whose illustration was inspired by a portrait of Queen Victoria by Alfred Edward Chalon (1780–1860); more formally known as the Chalon heads.
chaloneAny of several polypeptide hormones that reversibly inhibit mitosis in the tissues that produce them.
ChalonerA surname.
chalonicRelating to the chalones.
chalorousWarm; heated; enthusiastic.
chaloupeA launch (type of boat).
chaltaThe elephant apple (Dillenia indica) (tree or fruit).
ChalukyaA member of this dynasty.
ChalukyanOf or relating to the Chalukya dynasty.
chalumeauA woodwind instrument which was the predecessor of the clarinet.
chalupaA shallop (light boat) from Xochimilco.
chalupitaA bite-sized chalupa.
chalutzA member of a group of Jewish immigrants to Palestine who worked in agriculture or forestry.
ChalveyA southern suburb of Slough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU965795).
ChalvingtonA village in Chalvington with Ripe parish, Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ5209).
ChalybeanOf or relating to the Chalybes, an ancient people from Pontus, famed for working in iron and steel.
chalybeateContaining dissolved salts of iron.
chalybeoussteel blue; of the colour of tempered steel.
ChalybesA people in Pontus, living on the Black Sea's southern shore, noted for their mines and their preparation of steel.
chalybiteSynonym of siderite.
chalypsographysteel-engraving
chamAn autocrat or dominant critic, especially Samuel Johnson.
chamaAny of several types of informal cooperative society.
ChamacocoA member of an indigenous people of Paraguay and Brazil.
chamadeA signal sounded on a drum or trumpet inviting a parley.
chamaedoroidBelonging or relating to the palms of the genus Chamaedorea.
chamaeleonA small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, imagined to resemble a chameleon, which lies south of the constellations Carina and Musca.
chamaeleonidAny lizard of the family Chamaeleonidae; a chameleon.
chamaeleontidAny lizard of the clade Chamaeleontiformes
chamaeleontiformHaving the form of a chamaeleon
chamaemyiidAny fly of the family Chamaemyiidae.
chamaephyteAny low perennial plant whose buds overwinter just above soil level
chamaesiphonaceousOf or relating to the Chamaesiphonaceae.
chamalThe Angora goat.
chamanKashmiri paneer.
chamangoA chamoyada made with mango.
chamarA member of a caste who works in leather and agriculture; a tanner or leather-worker.

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