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Chicory PlantnounMWEperennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in saladsverified
Chicory RootnounMWEroot of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffeeverified
Chief Executive OfficernounMWEthe corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firmverified
Chief Financial OfficernounMWEthe corporate executive having financial authority to make appropriations and authorize expenditures for a firmverified
Chief Information OfficernounMWEAgency official responsible for: 1) providing advice and other assistance to the head of the executive agency and other senior management personnel of the agency to ensure that information systems are acquired and information resources are managed in a manner that is consistent with laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, and priorities established by the head of the agency; 2) developing, maintaining, and facilitating the implementation of a sound and integrated information system architecture for the agency; and 3) promoting the effective and efficient design and operation of all major information resources management processes for the agency, including improvements to work processes of the agency. Note: Organizations subordinate to federal agencies may use the term Chief Information Officer to denote individuals filling positions with similar security responsibilities to agency-level Chief Information Officers.verified
Chief Information Security OfficernounMWEThe person in charge of information security within the enterpriseverified
Chief of StatenounMWEthe chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of governmentverified
Chief Operating OfficernounMWEthe corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firmverified
Chief Security OfficernounMWEThe person usually responsible for all security matters both physical and digital in an enterpriseverified
Chigger FlowernounMWEerect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowersverified
Child NeglectnounMWEfailure of caretakers to provide adequate emotional and physical care for a childverified
Child PsychologynounMWEthe branch of psychology that studies the social and mental development of childrenverified
Child SupportnounMWEcourt-ordered support paid by one spouse to the other who has custody of the children after the parents are separatedverified
Child Welfare AgencynounMWEan administrative unit responsible for social work concerned with the welfare and vocational training of childrenverified
Child Welfare ServicenounMWEan administrative unit responsible for social work concerned with the welfare and vocational training of childrenverified
Child's PlaynounMWEactivity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rulesverified
Childbed FevernounMWEserious form of septicemia contracted by a woman during childbirth or abortion, usually attributable to unsanitary conditionsverified
Childbirth-Preparation ClassnounMWEa course that teaches pregnant women to use breathing and concentration and exercise techniques to use during laborverified
Chile PinenounMWElarge Chilean evergreen conifer having intertwined branches and bearing edible nutsverified
Chili Con CarnenounMWEground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beansverified
Chili PowdernounMWEpowder made of ground chili peppers mixed with e.g. cumin and garlic and oreganoverified
Chili SaucenounMWEtomatoes and onions and peppers (sweet or hot) simmered with vinegar and sugar and various seasoningsverified
Chimney BreastnounMWEwalls that project out from the wall of a room and surround the chimney baseverified
chin upverbMWEto raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support barverified
China ClaynounMWEa fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar)verified
China StonenounMWEa fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar)verified
Chinaberry TreenounMWEtree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruitsverified
Chinese CheckersnounMWEa board game in which each player tries to move a set of marbles through a set of holes from one point of a six-pointed star to the opposite pointverified
Chinese ChequersnounMWEa board game in which each player tries to move a set of marbles through a set of holes from one point of a six-pointed star to the opposite pointverified
Chinkapin OaknounMWEmedium-sized deciduous tree of the eastern United States that yields a strong durable woodverified
Chinquapin OaknounMWEmedium-sized deciduous tree of the eastern United States that yields a strong durable woodverified
Chloride of LimenounMWEa white powder comprised of calcium hydroxide and chloride and hypochlorite and used to bleach and/or disinfectverified
Chlorinated LimenounMWEa white powder comprised of calcium hydroxide and chloride and hypochlorite and used to bleach and/or disinfectverified
Chlorine DioxidenounMWEan explosive gas (ClO2) used chiefly in bleaching paper or starch or soap or flour and in water purificationverified