Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z chelex A resin used in ion exchange chromatography chelexed purified using chelex Chelf A surname. Chelfham A hamlet in Bratton Fleming parish, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS6135). chelfie A selfie (self-taken photograph) taken in a changing room, especially of a person trying on clothes. Chelford A village and civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8174). chelicera Either of the prehensile claws found on the proboscis of chelicerates (horseshoe crabs, sea spiders and arachnids). cheliceral Relating to the chelicerae. cheliceratan Of or relating to the Chelicerata subphylum of arthropods chelicerate Of or relating to the Chelicerata subphylum of arachnids, horseshoe crabs, etc. chelid Any turtle in the family Chelidae. chelidamic Of or pertaining to chelidamic acid or its derivatives. chelidon Synonym of elbow pit. chelidonine A benzophenanthidine alkaloid found in the Iceland poppy. chelidonius A stone supposed to be taken from the stomach of a swallow, with purported magical or medicinal properties. chelidostatin A phytocystatin that is a cysteine protease inhibitor. chelifer pseudoscorpion cheliferoside A particular steroid glycoside. cheliferous Having chelae (cheliform claws) cheliforal Relating to a chelifore. chelifore The first appendage of a pair on the head of a sea spider. cheliform Having the form of a chela cheliped A leg bearing a chela, or pincer-like claw. chelirubine a positive organic ion, with chemical formula C₂₁H₁₆NO₅⁺, having six interlinked carbon rings (including three aromatic benzene rings); commonly formed in combination with a negative halide ion, such as chelirubine chloride. chelisochid Any earwig in the family Chelisochidae. chelkarite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal colorless mineral containing boron, calcium, chlorine, hydrogen, magnesium, and oxygen. chell I shall Chellaston A suburban village in City of Derby district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3730). Chellean Synonym of Abbevillian. Chellington A village in Carlton and Chellington parish, Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9555). Chellis A female given name. Chelm A city in Poland, known for the Jewish stories about its (mythical) stupid residents. Chelmarsh A village and civil parish south of Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO7287). Chelmer A river in Essex, England, which flows through Chelmsford to the River Blackwater. Chelmondiston A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM2037). Chelmsford A city in and the county town of Essex, England, granted city status in 2012. Chelmsfordian A native or inhabitant of Chelmsford, United Kingdom. chelodid Any of the family Chelodidae of extinct molluscs. chelonaphobia The fear of turtles (including tortoises). chelone Any member of the genus Chelone of four species of perennial herbaceous plants that are native to eastern North America. chelonian Of, relating to, or belonging to the order Chelonia (Testudines), which includes the turtles and tortoises. chelonid Any member of the family Cheloniidae of sea turtles. cheloniid Any sea turtle in the family Cheloniidae. chelonioid Any sea turtle of the superfamily Chelonioidea chelonitoxism A form of seafood poisoning caused by eating turtles (Chelonia). chelonochory seed dispersal by turtles or tortoises chelonology Study of chelonians or tortoises. chelotropic Synonym of cheletropic. chelow A type of steamed rice from Persian cuisine. chelp To gossip, particularly in a forthright manner. Chels A diminutive of the female given name Chelsea. Chelsea An urban area in west London, on the north bank of the river Thames in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2778). Chelsey A female given name transferred from the place name, variant of Chelsea. Chelsfield A suburb and separate village in the borough of Bromley on the outskirts of Greater London, England (OS grid refs TQ4664 (suburb), TQ4864 (village)). Chelsia A female given name. Chelsie A female given name. Chelski The English football club Chelsea F.C. after its takeover by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich. Chelston A suburb of Torquay, Torbay borough, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX9064) Chelsworth A village and civil parish (without a council) in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9847). Chelsy A female given name transferred from the place name. Cheltenham A town and borough in Gloucestershire, England, famous for its racecourse. Cheltenhamian An age from 5 to 4.3 million years ago, a subdivision of the Pliocene. Cheltonian A pupil of Cheltenham College in Gloucestershire, England. chelurid Any amphipod in the family Cheluridae. cheluviation eluviation caused by the chelating action of acids in the environment Chelveston A village in Chelveston cum Caldecott parish, North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, formerly in East Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SK9969). Chelvey A village in Brockley, Somerset, England. Chelwood A small village and civil parish in Bath and North East Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST6361). chely A female given name. Chelyabinsk An oblast of Russia, near the Ural Mountains. chelyabinskite An orthorhombic white mineral containing calcium, carbon, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, silicon, and sulfur. chelydre A fetid water snake. chelydrid Any turtle in the family Chelydridae. chelys An ancient string instrument, the common lyre of the ancient Greeks, which had a convex back of tortoiseshell or of wood shaped like the shell. Chelyshevsky A rural locality in Galushkinskoye, Novoanninsky district, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. chem A chemical weapon. Chemakum A Native American people of the northeastern portion of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state. Chemama A region of Mauritania comprised of Gorgol and Guidimaka and the southern parts of her other provinces bordering the Senegal river. Chemehuevi An indigenous people of the Great Basin; the southernmost branch of Southern Paiute. chemerin A chemoattractant protein that promotes calcium mobilization and chemotaxis of immature dendritic cells and macrophages Chemerne A rural settlement in Sarny urban hromada, Sarny Raion, Rivne Oblast, founded in 1945 Chemeryntsi A former silrada of Peremyshliany Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, established in 1940, merged into Peremyshliany urban hromada in 2020. chemesthesis Any sensation produced when a chemical compound activates a particular receptor. chemesthetic Relating to chemesthesis chemexfoliation exfoliation of the skin using a chemical agent chemiatric Relating to chemiatry; iatrochemical. chemiatrist iatrochemist chemiatry iatrochemistry chemic Practising chemistry (or, earlier, alchemy); pertaining to these sciences. chemical Of or relating to chemistry. chemicalese The jargon associated with chemistry. chemicalization The process of making something chemical, or adapting it to use chemical methods. chemicalize To make chemical; to impregnate with chemicals. chemicallike Resembling or characteristic of a chemical. chemically Using a chemical reaction, process, or operation. chemicals The chemical industry. chemiclave A form of autoclave, used to sterilize surgical instruments, that incorporates steam, alcohol and formaldehyde under pressure. chemicobiologic biochemical chemicobiological biochemical chemicoecological chemical and ecological chemicoluminescent chemiluminescent chemicomineralogical Relating to chemistry and mineralogy. chemicoparasitic Relating to the formation of caries by a combination of chemical decalcification and attack by microorganisms chemicopharmaceutical Relating to chemistry and pharmacy. chemicophysical Synonym of physicochemical. chemicophysiological physiochemical chemicotherapeutic Relating to chemicotherapy. chemicotherapy chemical therapy; chemotherapy chemicovital Both chemical and vital; biochemical. chemidependency dependency on alcohol or drugs chemiexcitation The generation of an electronically excited molecule by a chemical reaction of reactants in their ground state chemiexcited Having undergone chemiexcitation. chemifluorescence fluorescence that results from a chemical reaction chemifluorescent relating to, or exhibiting chemifluorescence chemiflux Synonym of chemical flux. chemigation The application of a pesticide or fertilizer through an irrigation system. chemigational Relating to chemigation. chemiglyphic Engraved by chemical etching. chemigram A form of experimental artwork made by painting with chemicals on photographic paper or similar. chemigraphic Relating to chemigraphy. chemigraphy Any mechanical engraving process depending upon chemical action; specifically, a process of zinc etching not employing photography. chemigroundwood Wood that undergoes a chemical treatment before being mechanically ground up. chemiloon A garment, usually for women, consisting of chemise and drawers united in one. It is somewhat similar to modern day onesies, or a jumpsuit. chemiluminescence The emission of light as the result of a chemical reaction. chemiluminescent Of, pertaining to, or employing chemiluminescence chemiluminescently In a chemiluminescent manner chemiluminogenic chemically luminogenic chemiluminol A chemiluminescent reagent used in luminometry chemiluminometer An instrument used in chemiluminometry to measure chemiluminescence chemiluminometric Relating to chemiluminometry chemiluminometry chemical luminometry cheminformatic Relating to cheminformatics. cheminformatics Any of many applications of information technology to chemistry chemioautotrophic An organism that uses an inorganic carbon source and an inorganic electron/energy source. chemiosmosis Any chemical reaction that occurs through an intervening semipermeable membrane, especially through a membrane in a biological cell chemiosmotic Of or pertaining to chemiosmosis. chemiresistive Characteristic of, or based on a chemiresistor chemiresistor A resistor whose resistance depends on its chemical environment chemise A loose shirtlike undergarment, especially for women. chemised Dressed in a chemise. chemisette An item of women's clothing, popular in the 1860s and 1870s, worn to fill in the front and neckline of any garment. chemisetted Having or wearing a chemisette. chemism Chemical attraction. chemisorb To adsorb a substance on the surface of another by chemical bonding. chemisorption the process in which a substance is adsorbed on the surface of another by means of chemical rather than physical bonding chemisorptive Relating to chemisorption chemist A person who specializes in the science of chemistry, especially at a professional level. chemistical Chemical. chemistry The branch of natural science that deals with the composition and constitution of substances and the changes that they undergo as a consequence of alterations in the constitution of their molecules. chemitype Any of a number of processes by which an impression from an engraved plate is obtained in relief, to be used for printing on an ordinary printing press.