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Chondrinnouna substance that resembles gelatin and is obtained by boiling cartilage in waterverified
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
Choppernounan aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead bladesverified
Chopping BlocknounMWEa steady wooden block on which food can be cut or diced or wood can be splitverified
Chordophonenouna stringed instrument of the group including harps, lutes, lyres, and zithersverified
Choreanounany of several degenerative nervous disorders characterized by spasmodic movements of the body and limbsverified
ChoreographynounAn ordered sequence of system-to-system message exchanges between two or more participants. In choreography, there is no central controller, responsible entity, or observer of the process.Process
Chorioallantoisnounthe very vascular fetal membrane composed of the fused chorion and adjacent wall of the allantoisverified
Chorionnounthe outermost membranous sac enclosing the embryo in higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)verified
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
Choughnouna European corvine bird of small or medium size with red legs and glossy black plumageverified
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
Chrestomathynouna selection of passages from different authors that is compiled as an aid in learning a languageverified
Christellanounany of several tropical ferns of the genus Christella having thin brittle frondsverified
Chromaesthesianouna form of synesthesia in which nonvisual stimulation results in the experience of color sensationsverified
Chromatinnounthe readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteinsverified
Chromatin GranulenounMWEthe readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteinsverified
Chromatogramnounthe recording (column or paper strip) on which the constituents of a mixture are adsorbed in chromatographyverified
Chromatographynouna process used for separating mixtures by virtue of differences in absorbencyverified
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