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Checkerberrynouncreeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oilverified
Checkerbloomnounperennial purple-flowered wild mallow of western North America that is also cultivatedverified
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.Process
Checkpointnouna place (as at a frontier) where travellers are stopped for inspection and clearanceverified
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
Cheeseflowernounerect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowersverified
Cheetahnounlong-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile clawsverified
Cheilosisnouna disorder of the lips marked by scaling and fissures at the corners of the mouthverified
Chelate CompoundnounMWEa heterocyclic compound having a metal ion attached by coordinate bonds to at least two nonmetal ionsverified
Chelationnoun(medicine) the process of removing a heavy metal from the bloodstream by means of a chelate as in treating lead or mercury poisoningverified
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
Chemical ReactionnounMWEa chemical process in which one or more substances are changed into othersverified
Chemical ReactornounMWEan apparatus for holding substances that are undergoing a chemical reactionverified
Chemical SubstancenounMWEmaterial produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or moleculesverified
Chemical WarfarenounMWEwarfare using chemical agents to kill or injure or incapacitate the enemyverified
Chemical WeaponnounMWEchemical substances that can be delivered using munitions and dispersal devices to cause death or severe harm to people and animals and plantsverified
Chemiluminescencenounluminescence resulting from a chemical reaction as the oxidation of luciferin in firefliesverified
Chemin De FernounMWEa card game played in casinos in which two or more punters gamble against the bankerverified