| chit1 |
a written statement of money owed, esp. for food or drink. |
| chit2 |
a child, esp. a lively young girl. |
| chitchat |
casual or insignificant conversation. [3 definitions] |
| chitin |
a substance that is the principle component of the shells of crustaceans and the exoskeletons of arthropods. |
| chitlins |
variants of chitterlings. |
| chiton |
any of a class of mollusks that live on rocks and have hard shells composed of eight overlapping plates. [2 definitions] |
| chitterlings |
the small intestines of a pig, cooked and eaten with a sauce. |
| chivalric |
relating to chivalry. |
| chivalrous |
having the honorable qualities of courage and loyalty. [3 definitions] |
| chivalry |
the practices, principles, and spirit of medieval knighthood. [3 definitions] |
| chive |
a small plant whose long, grasslike, onion-flavored leaves are often used as a seasoning. |
| chlamydia |
a widespread venereal disease resembling gonorrhea. [2 definitions] |
| chlor- |
green. [2 definitions] |
| chloracne |
a severe skin disorder resembling acne, resulting from exposure to chlorinated hydrocarbons, such as dioxin. |
| chloral |
an oily, colorless liquid, used in making chloral hydrate and DDT. [2 definitions] |
| chloral hydrate |
a colorless crystalline compound used mainly as a hypnotic or sedative agent. |
| chloramine |
any of a group of chlorine compounds derived from ammonia. |
| chloramphenicol |
an antibiotic drug that is synthesized or derived from a soil bacterium and used in treating various bacterial and some viral afflictions. |
| chlorate |
in chemistry, a salt of chloric acid. |
| chlordane |
a colorless, toxic liquid hydrocarbon used as an insecticide. |
| chlorella |
any of various fresh-water, single-celled green algae. |