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 chemotaxin Any substance that stimulates chemotaxis. chemotaxis The movement of a cell or an organism in response to a chemical stimulant. chemotaxonomic Of or pertaining to chemotaxonomy chemotaxonomical Synonym of chemotaxonomic. chemotaxonomically In terms of, or by means of, chemotaxonomy. chemotaxonomist One who studies chemotaxonomy. chemotaxonomy 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. chemothalamectomy A thalamectomy that uses a chemical to destroy a portion of the thalamus. chemotherapeutant A therapeutic chemical chemotherapeutic Of or having to do with chemotherapy. chemotherapeutical Synonym of chemotherapeutic. chemotherapeutically By means of chemotherapy chemotherapist One who administers chemotherapy. chemotherapy Any chemical treatment intended to be therapeutic with respect to a disease state. chemothermal chemical and thermal, but especially related to heat gained or lost in a chemical reaction chemotic Relating to chemosis. chemoton A fundamental unit of life; a computational abstraction of a protocell, having the properties of metabolism and self-replication and a bilipid membrane. chemotopic Relating to, or by means of chemotopy chemotopically In a chemotopic manner chemotopy (the study of) the orderly spatial arrangement of olfactory glomeruli chemotoxic Relating to chemotoxicity or to a chemotoxin chemotoxicity toxicity due to chemical effects, especially to the effects of chemotherapy or a chemotoxin chemotoxin A toxin derived from a chemokine chemotransduction chemical transduction (of energy) chemotransmitter chemical transmitter chemotransport The transport of chemical species through an organism chemotroph An organism that obtains energy by the oxidation of electron-donating molecules in the environment. chemotrophic Of or relating to chemotrophism. chemotrophically in a chemotropic way chemotrophy The synthesis of an organism's energy by the oxidation of electron-donating molecules in the environment. chemotropic of, related to, or in response to chemotropism chemotropically In a chemotropic manner. chemotropism The movement or growth of an organism in response to a chemical stimulus chemotype A chemically distinct entity in a plant or microorganism with differences in the composition of the secondary metabolites chemotypic Relating to a chemotype chemotypically In a chemotypic manner chemotyping The separation and identification of chemotypes chemovar Synonym of chemotype. chempedak A tree of species Artocarpus integer, of southeast Asia, domesticated is Oceania. chemsex Sexual intercourse under the influence of recreational drugs. chemsexer One who takes part in chemsex. chemtrail A contrail consisting of chemicals or biological agents deliberately sprayed at high altitudes, according to certain conspiracy theories. Chemung A river in New York and Pennsylvania, United States; flowing from the confluence of the Tioga and Cohocton rivers at Painted Post, New York into the Susquehanna at Sayre, Pennsylvania. chemurgic Relating to chemurgy. chemurgical Relating to chemurgy. chemurgically In terms of or by means of chemurgy. chemurgist One who studies chemurgy. chemurgy A branch of applied chemistry that is concerned with preparing industrial products from agricultural raw materials. chemy alchemy, chemistry (prior to their being properly distinguished) chemzyme A kind of synthetic molecule specialized in producing a certain three-dimensional form. Chen A Chinese person whose name is not known to the speaker. Chena A river in Alaska. Chenab a river in Punjab, Pakistan and the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the state of Himachal Pradesh in India. Chenabi A native or resident of the Chenab Valley in Jammu and Kashmir, India. chenango A town in Broome County, New York, United States. Chenappapatam Former name of Chennai: the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, India. Chenaran A village in Dowlatabad district, Ravansar, Kermanshah Province, Iran. Chenard A surname from French. Chenault A surname from French. Chencang A district of Baoji, Shaanxi, China. Chenchu A member of a Dravidian hunter-gatherer tribe of India. chenda A type of percussion instrument used in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Chenequa A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage, variant of Shaniqua. Chenery A surname from Norman. chenet fire dog, andiron Chenevert A surname. chenevixite A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen. Cheney A surname. Cheneyan An age from 455 to 452 million years ago, a subdivision of the Ordovician. Cheneyville An unincorporated community in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. cheng A Chinese surname from Mandarin. Chengalpattu A town in Tamil Nadu, India, which contains the headquarters of the Chengalpattu district. Chengbei A district of Xining, Qinghai, China. Chengcheng A county of Weinan, Shaanxi, China. Chengde A prefecture-level city of Hebei, China. chengdeite An isometric-hexoctahedral steel black mineral containing iridium and iron. Chengdong A district of Xining, Qinghai, China. Chengdu A subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Sichuan, in southwestern China. Chengfei A Chinese name. Chenggu A county of Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China. chengguan An officer of a City Urban Administrative and Law Enforcement Bureau in China. Chenghai A district of Shantou, Guangdong, China; a former county of Guangdong, China. Chengjiaqiao A subdistrict of Changning, Shanghai. Chengkou A county of Chongqing, China. Chenglei One of the seven clans of the Meitei people Chengmai A county of Hainan, China. Chengxi A district of Xining, Qinghai, China. Chengxiang A district of Putian, Fujian, China. chengyu A certain kind of Chinese set phrase originating in Classical Chinese, typically four characters in length, and usually proverbial. Chengzhong A district of Liuzhou, Guangxi, China. Chengzihe A district of Jixi, Heilongjiang, China. chenier An area of scrub oak growing in an accumulation of alluvial soil in a stream, creek, bayou, marsh or river. chenille An extremely soft and bunchy fabric often used to make sweaters. Cheniqua A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage, variant of Shaniqua. chenite A particular kind of sky blue mineral found on galena and chalcopyrite with the chemical formula Pb₄Cu(SO₄)₂(OH)₆. Chenjiagang A town in Xiangshui, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China. Chenkong Synonym of Zhenjiang. Chennai The capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, India, formerly known as Madras. Chennaiite A native or resident of Chennai in India. Chennapatnam Former name of Chennai: the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, India. Chennapattanamu Former name of Chennai: the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, India. Chennault A surname. Chenneour A surname. chenodeoxycholate Any salt of chenodeoxycholic acid. chenodeoxycholic Relating to the bile acid chenodeoxycholic acid or its derivatives chenodeoxycholyltaurine taurochenodeoxycholic acid chenodeoxyglycocholate Any salt or ester of chenodeoxyglycocholic acid chenodiol chenodeoxycholic acid Chenonceaux A commune and town in Indre-et-Loire department, Centre-Val de Loire, France. chenopod Any member of the subfamily Chenopodioideae (the main part of the sometime family Chenopodiaceae); a goosefoot. chenopodiaceous Of or relating to the family Chenopodiaceae (goosefoots) (now subfamily Chenopodioideae). chenopodium Any member of the flowering plant genus Chenopodium. chenopody A goosefoot Chenoua The indigenous peoples living in and around Mt. Cheoua. Chenoweth A surname from Cornish. Chenoy A surname. chenxianite A black rhombohedral mineral with the chemical formula AlMn11O16(OH)9. Chenzhou A prefecture-level city of Hunan, China. CHEO A surname cheollik A Korean robe, equivalent of the Mongol terlig Cheon A surname from Korean. Cheonan A city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. Cheondoism A 20th-century Korean religion, incorporating elements of shamanism, based on the 19th-century Donghak movement founded by Ch'oe Che-u and codified under Son Pyŏng-Hi. Cheondoist A follower of the Cheondoism religion. cheong Any of various Korean sweet syrups and fruit preserves. cheonggukjang A fermented soybean paste used in Korean cuisine. cheongju A rice wine of Korean origin. cheongsam A tight-fitting Chinese formal woman's dress, usually brightly coloured, patterned and/or embroidered, with a split at the thigh. Cheops Khufu, a pharaoh of Egypt, who ruled in the first half of the Old Kingdom period (26th century BC) and is renowned as the builder of the Great Pyramid of Giza Chepachet A village and census-designated place in the town of Glocester, Rhode Island, United States. Chepang An ethnic group native to Nepal Chepiga A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Чепі́га (Čepíha). Chepiha A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Чепі́га (Čepíha). Chepstow A town and community with a town council in Monmouthshire, Wales, on the border with England but separated by the River Wye (OS grid ref ST5393). Chepstowe A locality in the Shire of Pyrenees, central western Victoria, Australia. Cheptegei A surname from Kalenjin chequable On which cheques can be drawn. cheque A written order directing a bank to pay money to a person or entity. chequebook A folder or booklet containing preprinted cheques for use by the holder of a bank account. chequeen A gold coin formerly used in Italy and Turkey; a sequin. chequeless Without cheques (financial instruments). chequer The edible fruit of the wild service tree, Sorbus torminalis. Chequerbent A locality east of Westhoughton, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, at the A6/A58 junction (OS grid ref SD6706). chequeredness The quality of being chequered. chequering That chequers something in pattern. chequers A 16th-century manor house in Buckinghamshire, England, serving as the country house of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. chequerwise Arranged in staggered rows, like the squares of a chequerboard. chequy Chequered; divided into small squares (chequers) by transverse vertical and horizontal lines. cher A department of Centre-Val de Loire, France. Capital: Bourges. cheralite Any of a range of yellowish-brown to green minerals that are mixed phosphates of (primarily) calcium and thorium, associated with uraniferous deposits.