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Charley HorsenounMWEa muscular cramp (especially in the thigh or calf) following vigorous exerciseverified
Charm CampaignnounMWEa campaign of flattery and friendliness (by a company, politician, etc.) to become more popular and gain supportverified
Charm QuarknounMWEa quark with an electric charge of +2/3 and a mass 2900 times that of an electron and a charm of +1verified
Chartered AccountantnounMWEa British or Canadian accountant who is a member of a professional body that has a royal charterverified
Chat RoomnounMWEa site on the internet where a number of users can communicate in real time (typically one dedicated to a particular topic)verified
Chat ShownounMWEa program during which well-known people discuss a topic or answer questions telephoned in by the audienceverified
Chaulmoogra TreenounMWEEast Indian tree with oily seeds yield chaulmoogra oil used to treat leprosyverified
Cheap ShotnounMWEan unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless personverified
Check 21 ActnounMWEFormally known as the Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act. Creates a new document, the IRD (image replacement document or substitute check) that is the legal equivalent of the original check and should be accepted as such. The act does not require institutions to accept electronic images instead of checks or IRDs, but does require the acceptance of IRDs instead of paper checks. The exchange of electronic images is optional and will be done by agreements between individual institutions, groups of institutions, or clearinghouses.verified
Check BitnounMWE(computer science) a bit that is used in an error detection procedure in which a 0 or 1 is added to each group of bits so that it will have either an odd number of 1's or an even number of 1'sverified
Check CharacternounMWEa character that is added to the end of a block of transmitted data and used to check the accuracy of the transmissionverified
Check ClearingnounMWEThe movement of a check from the depository institution where it was deposited to the institution on which it was written. The funds move in the opposite direction, with a corresponding credit and debit to the involved accounts.verified
Check ImagenounMWEElectronic or digital image of an original check that is created by a depositor, a bank or other participant in the check collection process. Check images can be exchanged electronically by financial institutions, printed for customer statement purposes, displayed on Internet banking websites, and used to create substitute checks.verified
Check TruncationnounMWEThe practice of holding a check at the institution where it was deposited (or at an intermediary institution) and electronically forwarding the essential information on the check to the institution on which it was written. A truncated check is not returned to the writer.verified
Check WordnounMWECipher text generated by cryptographic logic to detect failures in cryptography.verified
Checkered AddernounMWEnonvenomous tan and brown king snake with an arrow-shaped occipital spotverified
Checkered DaffodilnounMWEEurasian checkered lily with pendant flowers usually veined and checkered with purple or maroon on a pale ground and shaped like the bells carried by lepers in medieval timesverified
Checkered LilynounMWEany liliaceous plant of the genus Fritillaria having nodding variously colored flowersverified
Checking AccountnounMWEa bank account against which the depositor can draw checks that are payable on demandverified
Checklist ReviewnounMWEA preliminary procedure to testing that employs information checklists to guide staff activities. For example, checklists can be used to verify staff procedures, hardware and software configurations, or alternate communication mechanisms.verified
Cheddar PinknounMWEmat-forming perennial of central Europe with large fragrant pink or red flowersverified
Cheese FonduenounMWEfondue made of cheese melted in wine for dipping bread and sometimes fruitsverified
Cheese SoufflenounMWEpuffy dish of cheese and eggs with the whites beaten separately, and accompanied by a white sauceverified
Cheese SpreadnounMWEspread made of cheese mixed with butter or cream or cream cheese and seasoningsverified
Chelate CompoundnounMWEa heterocyclic compound having a metal ion attached by coordinate bonds to at least two nonmetal ionsverified
Chemical ActionnounMWE(chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involvedverified
Chemical AttractionnounMWEthe force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a moleculeverified
Chemical BalancenounMWEa beam balance of great precision used in quantitative chemical analysisverified
Chemical BombnounMWEa bomb laden with chemical agents that are released when the bomb explodesverified
Chemical ChangenounMWE(chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involvedverified
Chemical CompoundnounMWE(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weightverified
Chemical Decomposition ReactionnounMWE(chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substanceverified
Chemical DefencenounMWEprocedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using chemical agentsverified
Chemical DefensenounMWEprocedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using chemical agentsverified
Chemical DiabetesnounMWEa mild form of diabetes mellitus in which there are no overt symptoms but there are abnormal responses to some diagnostic proceduresverified
Chemical ElementnounMWEany of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matterverified
Chemical EnergynounMWEthat part of the energy in a substance that can be released by a chemical reactionverified
Chemical EngineeringnounMWEthe branch of engineering that is concerned with the design and construction and operation of the plants and machinery used in industrial chemical processesverified
Chemical FormulanounMWEa representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elementsverified
Chemical GroupnounMWE(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a moleculeverified
Chemical OperationsnounMWEwarfare using chemical agents to kill or injure or incapacitate the enemyverified
Chemical PhenomenonnounMWEany natural phenomenon involving chemistry (as changes to atoms or molecules)verified
Chemical PropertynounMWEa property used to characterize materials in reactions that change their identityverified