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Chocolate FonduenounMWEfondue made of chocolate melted with milk or cream for dipping fruitsverified
Chocolate LiquornounMWEthe liquid or paste that is produced when cocoa beans are roasted and groundverified
Chocolate PuddingnounMWEsweet chocolate flavored custard-like pudding usually thickened with flour rather than eggsverified
Chocolate RootnounMWEerect perennial of north temperate zone having pinnate leaves and a few nodding flowers with a brown-purple calyx and orange and pink petalsverified
Choir SchoolnounMWEa school that is part of a cathedral or monastery where boys with singing ability can receive a general educationverified
Choke CoilnounMWEa coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating currentverified
Chokecherry TreenounMWEa common wild cherry of eastern North America having small bitter black berries favored by birdsverified
Choking CoilnounMWEa coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating currentverified
Chop SueynounMWEmeat or fish stir-fried with vegetables (e.g., celery, onions, peppers or bean sprouts) seasoned with ginger and garlic and soy sauceverified
Chop-Suey GreensnounMWEsucculent and aromatic young dark green leaves used in Chinese and Vietnamese and Japanese cookingverified
Chopping BlocknounMWEa steady wooden block on which food can be cut or diced or wood can be splitverified
Chorionic VillusnounMWEone of the tiny villi that stick out of the fetal chorion and combine with the mother's uterine tissue to form the placentaverified
Chorionic Villus BiopsynounMWEa prenatal test to detect birth defects at an early stage of pregnancyverified
Chorionic Villus SamplingnounMWEa prenatal test to detect birth defects at an early stage of pregnancyverified
Choroid PlexusnounMWEa vascular plexus of the cerebral ventricles that regulate intraventricular pressureverified
Choropleth MapnounMWEa map that uses graded differences in shading or color or the placing of symbols inside defined areas on the map in order to indicate the average values of some property or quantity in those areasverified
Chow ChownounMWEbreed of medium-sized dogs with a thick coat and fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tonguesverified
Chow LinenounMWEa queue of people waiting for food to be served (especially at a military camp)verified
Chromatin GranulenounMWEthe readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteinsverified
Chrome GreennounMWEany of a class of green pigments consisting of chrome yellow and iron blueverified
Chrome YellownounMWEany of several yellow pigments consisting of normal lead chromate and other lead compoundsverified
Chrome-Nickel SteelnounMWEElinvar is a trademark for a kind of steel used for watch springs because its elasticity is constant over a wide range of temperaturesverified
Chronic BronchitisnounMWEa form of bronchitis characterized by excess production of sputum leading to a chronic cough and obstruction of air flowverified
Chronic EczemanounMWEeczema characterized by thickening of the skin with accentuated skin linesverified
Chronic GastritisnounMWEpersistent gastritis can be a symptom of a gastric ulcer or pernicious anemia or stomach cancer or other disordersverified
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseasenounMWEa nonreversible lung disease that is a combination of emphysema and chronic bronchitisverified
Chronic PyelonephritisnounMWEpyelonephritis that develops slowly and can lead to renal failure if untreatedverified
Chronic Renal FailurenounMWErenal failure that can result from a variety of systemic disordersverified
Chronic Wasting DiseasenounMWEa wildlife disease (akin to bovine spongiform encephalitis) that affects deer and elkverified
Chrysanthemum DognounMWEbreed of medium-sized terriers bred in Tibet resembling Old English sheepdogs with fluffy curled tailsverified