Words starting with C

chitosanaseAn enzyme that catalyses the endohydrolysis of beta-(1->4)-linkages between D-glucosamine residues in a partly acetylated chitosan.
chitosanolyticThat hydrolyzes chitosans
ChitoseA city in Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan.
chitoseameA type of long candy eaten by Japanese children during the festival of Shichigosan.
chitosomeA membrane-bound vesicular organelle found in many fungi
chitosugarAny of a class of sugars associated with bacterial cell walls
chitotetraoseA tetraose composed of four N-acetylglucosamine residues
chitotrioseA chitosugar glycosaminotriose 2-amino-2-deoxy-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1->4)-2-amino-2-deoxy-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1->4)-2-amino-2-deoxy-D-glucose
chitotriosidaseA chitinase whose activity is elevated in serum of patients suffering from lipid storage disorders
ChitpavanA member of a Brahmin community of Konkan in western India.
chitraA sandfly.
ChitrabaanuThe sixteenth year of the 60-year cycle of the Tamil calendar.
ChitradurgaA city and district of Karnataka, India, famous for its fort.
Chitraguptathe god of records, one of Yamas attendants, recorder of every man's good and evil deeds; and the progenitor of Kayasthas.
ChitrakootA large city, district, and division of Uttar Pradesh, India.
ChitralA princely state in alliance with British India until 1947, then a princely state of Pakistan until 1969. The area of the state now forms the Chitral District of the Malakand Division, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
ChitraliAn inhabitant of Chitral, in particular of the Kho ethnic group.
ChitrangadA Kuru king, elder son of Shantanu and Satyavati in the Mahabharata, who was slain in combat by the gandharva King of the same name.
ChitrangadaA Kuru king, elder son of Shantanu and Satyavati in the Mahabharata, who was slain in combat by the gandharva King of the same name.
chitrannaa dish from Karnataka, popular in South India in general, that mixes rice, lemon juice and a mixture of spices, chilies and seasonings
ChitrasenaA king of the gandharvas in Hindu mythology, known for his association with the Pandavas and Indra's court.
ChitravahanaThe king of Manipur and father of Chitrangadā in the Mahabharata.
ChitshaiAn Indian male given name.
chittaHeroin.
chittackAn old Indian unit of weight, equal to five siccas or one sixteenth of a seer.
ChittagongA city in Bangladesh.
ChittagonianA language spoken in the Chittagong District and Cox's Bazar District of south-eastern Bangladesh as well as neighbouring areas in India and Myanmar, often treated as a dialect of Bengali.
chittamwoodA North American tree (Sideroxylon lanuginosum); the wood of this tree
ChittaranjanA town in Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal, India.
ChittenangoA village in the town of Sullivan, Madison County, New York, United States.
ChittendenA surname.
ChitteningA coastal and industrial area north of Avonmouth, Bristol, England (OS grid ref ST5381).
chitterTo make a series of high-pitched sounds; to twitter, chirp or chatter.
chitteringThe sound of a chitter.
chitterlingThe frill to the breast of a shirt.
chitterlingsSmall intestine, cleaned and defatted, usually of a pig. Sometimes prepared with hog maws.
chitthiaunty; a friendly older motherly woman
ChittickA surname.
chittimA type of wood mentioned in the Bible, from which the Ark of the Covenant was constructed.
ChittlehamptonA village and civil parish in North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS6325).
ChittoorA city and district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
ChittorgarhA city in Rajasthan, India.
ChittumA surname.
chittyFull of chits or sprouts.
ChitungwizaAn urban centre and town of Harare Province in Zimbabwe.
chitupaAn identification certificate required of black citizens of the former Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia)
ChitwoodA surname.
ChiuA surname from Cantonese.
ChiuchowRelating to the Chaoshan region of China and/or its people.
ChiumbaA watercourse in Huíla Province, Angola.
ChiumbiA village in Huambo Province, Angola.
chiuraA kind of beaten rice commonly eaten in Nepal.
chiuriA Himalayan tree, Diploknema butyracea.
ChiusanoA surname from Italian.
ChiusiA town and comune in Siena province, Tuscany, Italy.
ChiusoA surname from Italian.
ChiuzaA village and commune of Bistrița-Năsăud County, Romania.
chivThe scooped-out portion at the end of a stave used to make a cask, where the croze will be incised.
chivaheroin
chivalresqueCharacteristic of chivalry
chivalricof, or relating to chivalry
chivalrousHonourable, especially to women; gallant.
chivalrouslyIn a chivalrous manner.
chivalrousnessThe state of being chivalrous.
chivalryCavalry; horsemen armed for battle.
chivarrasLeather leggings of a sort worn by people in or from Mexico and the Southwestern United States.
ChivassoA comune in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy.
chiveA perennial plant, Allium schoenoprasum, related to the onion.
chivedSeasoned with chives.
ChiversA surname.
chivesThe leaves of the perennial plant, Allium schoenoprasum, used as a herb.
chiviatiteA mixed sulphide of lead and bismuth found near Chiviato in Peru
ChivilcoyA city and partido in Buenos Aires province, Argentina.
chivitoA Uruguayan sandwich made with filet mignon, mozzarella, tomatoes, mayonnaise, olives, eggs, etc.
chivvyTo coerce or hurry along, as by persistent request.
chivvyingThe act of one who chivvies, or hurries somebody along; an urging.
ChiweenieA dog that is a crossbreed of a Chihuahua and a dachshund.
ChiwembaSynonym of Bemba.
ChiwereA Siouan language originally spoken by the Missouria, Otoe, and Iowa peoples.
ChiwetelA male given name from Igbo.
chiwogAn administrative division in Bhutan, formerly comprising municipalities below the level of gewog.
ChiyangA subdistrict of Guichi district, Chizhou, Anhui, China.
ChiyoA female given name from Japanese.
ChiyodaA special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Bunkyō, Taitō, Chūō, Minato, and Shinjuku special wards, and also the location of national-level government institutions.
chiyogamiThe repeating pattern found in many origami papers, originally applied with wood blocks, but now mainly using silkscreen techniques.
ChiyokoA female given name from Japanese.
chiyuvAn obligation.
ChizekA surname.
chizeuiliteSynonym of andalusite.
ChizhA transliteration of the Belarusian surname Чыж (Čyž).
ChizhouA prefecture-level city of Anhui, China.
chkaloviteA rare mineral, sodium beryllium silicate.
ChkhaidzeA surname from Georgian.
ChkhartishviliA transliteration of the Georgian surname ჩხარტიშვილი (čxarṭišvili).
ChladniA surname from German.
chladniteA form of enstatite present in some meteorites
chlaenaceousOf or relating to the Chlaenaceae.
chlamydaemiaThe presence of chlamydia in the blood
chlamydateHaving a mantle or fringe
chlamydeousThat has a perianth
chlamydiaAny of several common, often asymptomatic, sexually transmitted diseases caused by the microorganism Chlamydia trachomatis.
chlamydiacidalThat kills chlamydias
chlamydialOf, pertaining to or caused by bacteria of the genus Chlamydia.
chlamydiallyIn a chlamydial manner
chlamydiaphageA phage of a chlamydia microorganism
chlamydiosisinfection by bacteria of the genus Chlamydia
chlamydobacteriumA bacterium of the family Chlamydobacteriaceae
chlamydoconidiumchlamydospore
chlamydodontidAny ciliate of the order Chlamydodontida
chlamydomonadAny green alga of the order Chlamydomonadales
chlamydomonadaceousBelonging to the family Chlamydomonadaceae, of chlorophytes.
chlamydophoreAny of the genus Chlamyphorus of armadillos.
chlamydoselachidAny shark in the family Chlamydoselachidae of frilled sharks, which comprises two extant species in genus Chlamydoselachus and several extinct species in the genera Chlamydoselachus and †Proteothrinax.
chlamydosporeA thick-walled spore that is the resting stage of some bacteria.
chlamydosporolA mycotoxin produced by Fusarium chlamydosporum
chlamydozoonAny green alga of the genus Chlamydomonas.
chlamyopsinAny of a group of bacterial retinal proteins, related to rhodopsin, present in Chlamydomonas
chlamyphoreA small South American armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus and Chlamyphorus retusus, now Calyptophractus retusus), covered with a leathery shell.
chlamysA short poncho-like cloak caught up on the shoulder, worn by hunters, soldiers, and horsemen in Ancient Greece.
ChlarkThe ship of characters Chloe Sullivan and Clark Kent from the television series Smallville.
chlebPolish bread.
chleuasmosA sarcastic reply that mocks an opponent, leaving them without an answer.
ChleuhA member of a Berber ethnic group living mainly in Morocco's Atlas Mountains and Souss Valley.
chlidanotineAny moth of the subfamily Chlidanotinae (or, more precisely, to the tribe Chlidanotini)
ChloA diminutive of the female given name Chloe.
chloanthiteA skutterudite relatively rich in nickel
chloasmamelasma; a cutaneous condition with yellow or yellowish-brown pigmented spot
chlobenthiazoneA particular fungicide.
chlodronateAny salt or ester of chlodronic acid
ChloeA female given name from Ancient Greek.
ChloeighA female given name, variant of Chloe.
ChloeyA female given name, variant of Chloe.
ChlollieThe ship of characters Chloe Sullivan and Oliver "Ollie" Queen from the television series Smallville.
chlopsidAny eel in the family Chlopsidae.
chloracneA form of acne caused by exposure to halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons
chloracnegenAny substance that causes chloracne.
chloracyzineA vasodilating drug.
chloragocyteSynonym of chloragogen cell.
chloragogenSynonym of chloragogue.
chloragogenousRelating to or composed of chloragogen cells.
chloragogueRelating to or characteristic of chloragogen cells
chloragosomeA cytoplasmic granule found in the coelomocytes of annelids
chloralA colourless narcotic liquid, trichloroacetaldehyde, CCl₃CHO, obtained at first by the action of chlorine on alcohol and that, when treated with water, produces chloral hydrate.
chloralamideA compound of chloral and formic amide, formerly used to induce sleep.
chloralicRelating to, or derived from chloralose
chloralideThe lactone 2,5-bis(trichloromethyl)-1,3-dioxolan-4-one
chloralismA morbid condition resulting from excessive use of chloral.
chloralistA person who uses chloral as a narcotic; a chloral addict.
chloraliumSynonym of chloral.
chloralizationThe process of chloralizing.

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