| chemoreception |
the response of a sense organ or nerve ending to a chemical stimulus. |
| chemoreceptor |
a nerve ending or sensory organ, as of taste or smell, that responds to chemical stimulation. |
| chemosurgery |
the selective removal or destruction of tissue by chemical rather than surgical means. |
| chemosynthesis |
the synthesis of organic substances by an organism using energy provided by a chemical reaction. |
| chemotherapeutic |
of, pertaining to, or used in chemotherapy. |
| chemotherapy |
the science or practice of destroying disease-causing microorganisms or malignant tissue by use of chemicals, esp. toxic ones. |
| chemurgy |
the industrial development of new chemical products from organic raw materials, usu. farm products. |
| Cheng Tang |
first leader of the Shang dynasty of China, ruling in approximately the seventeenth century B.C.E. (exact dates contested). |
| chenille |
a tufted or velvetlike cord, used in embroidery and for fringes, or woven into a fabric. [2 definitions] |
| chenin blanc |
a dry to slightly sweet white wine. [2 definitions] |
| cheongsam |
a fitted Chinese dress having a high neck, usu. short sleeves, and side slits to the thighs. |
| cherish |
to value with great affection. [3 definitions] |
| cherishable |
combined form of cherish. |
| Cherokee |
a member of a North American Indian tribe that formerly lived in the southeastern United States, and now is mostly in Oklahoma and North Carolina. [2 definitions] |
| Cherokee rose |
a climbing, thornless rose that bears large white fragrant flowers. |
| cheroot |
an untapered cigar made with both ends open. |
| cherries jubilee |
a dessert made of vanilla ice cream topped with a sauce of black cherries and served flambé with brandy or kirsch. |
| cherry |
the edible fruit of the cherry tree, having a small, hard stone enclosed by yellow, red, or dark purple flesh. [5 definitions] |
| cherry bomb |
a round, red, very explosive firecracker. |
| cherrystone |
the edible quahog clam when it is partly grown and still fairly small. |
| cherry tomato |
a red or yellow tomato about the size of a cherry, often used in salads. |