| CHALCEDONYX | • chalcedonyx n. (Mineralogy) An agate formed of a white opaque chalcedony alternating with a greyish translucent chalcedony. • CHALCEDONYX n. an agate of alternating white opaque and greyish transparent chalcedony. |
| CHANCELLORY | • chancellory n. Alternative spelling of chancellery. • CHANCELLORY n. the position, court, or department of a chancellor, also CHANCELLERY. |
| CHATOYANCES | • chatoyances n. Plural of chatoyance. • CHATOYANCE n. the quality of being chatoyant, having a changing lustre, also CHATOYANCY. |
| CHEIROMANCY | • cheiromancy n. Alternative form of chiromancy. • CHEIROMANCY n. divination by means of palmistry, also CHIROMANCY. |
| CHOANOCYTES | • choanocytes n. Plural of choanocyte. • CHOANOCYTE n. a cell in which the flagellum is surrounded by a sheath of protoplasm. |
| CHRONICALLY | • chronically adv. In a chronic manner, or to a chronic degree. • chronically adv. Extremely. • CHRONICAL adv. chronic, long-lasting. |
| COENENCHYMA | • coenenchyma n. Coenenchym. • COENENCHYMA n. gelatinous material uniting the polyps of an anthozoan colony. |
| COLLENCHYMA | • collenchyma n. (Biology) A living, elongated, mechanical and flexible ground tissue with angular pectin depositions;… • COLLENCHYMA n. the supportive tissue of plants. |
| CRITHOMANCY | • crithomancy n. Divination by interpreting food, usually bread and grain used in sacrifice. • CRITHOMANCY n. divination by strewing meal over sacrificial animals. |
| CYCLOHEXANE | • cyclohexane n. (Organic chemistry) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12, consisting of a ring of six carbon atoms; a volatile… • CYCLOHEXANE n. a pungent saturated cyclic hydrocarbon found in petroleum or made synthetically and used chiefly as a solvent and in organic synthesis. |
| HYDNOCARPIC | • HYDNOCARPIC adj. denoting a type of acid. |
| HYDROCYANIC | • hydrocyanic adj. Of or pertaining to hydrocyanic acid or its compounds. • HYDROCYANIC adj. denoting an acid (prussic acid) composed of hydrogen and cyanogen. |
| ONYCHOMANCY | • onychomancy n. An ancient form of divination based on the reflections of sunlight on a boy’s fingernails. • ONYCHOMANCY n. divination by studying the fingernails. |
| PHYCOCYANIN | • phycocyanin n. (Biochemistry) A pigment from the light-harvesting phycobiliprotein family, along with allophycocyanin… • PHYCOCYANIN n. any of various bluish-green protein pigments in the cells of cyanobacteria. |
| SYCOPHANTIC | • sycophantic adj. Obsequious, flattering, toadying. In other words, eager to please. • SYCOPHANTIC adj. of or like a sycophant, also SYCOPHANTICAL. |
| TECHNOCRACY | • technocracy n. A system of governance where people who are skilled or proficient govern in their respective areas of expertise. • TECHNOCRACY n. government by technical experts. |