| AUTOCHTHONIC | • autochthonic adj. Existing where it was formed or born; native, aboriginal, indigenous. • AUTOCHTHONIC adj. indigenous, aboriginal, also AUTOCHTHONAL, AUTOCHTHONOUS. |
| CATCHWEIGHT | • catchweight adv. (Horse racing) Without any weight restrictions; without being handicapped. • catchweight adj. (Sports) Without any weight restrictions; having no handicap. • catchweight adj. Having no standard weight, but rather having weight determined when packaged for sale or shipping. |
| CHAINSTITCH | • chainstitch n. Alternative form of chain stitch. • chain␣stitch n. An ornamental stitch like the links of a chain, used in crocheting, sewing, and embroidery. • chain␣stitch n. (Machine sewing) A stitch in which the looping of the thread or threads forms a chain on the underside… |
| CHAINSTITCHES | • chainstitches n. Plural of chainstitch. • chain␣stitches n. Plural of chain stitch. • CHAINSTITCH n. a stitch in knitting or sewing resembling the links of a chain. |
| CHALCANTHITE | • chalcanthite n. (Mineralogy) A mineral form of copper sulfate, CuSO4. • CHALCANTHITE n. native hydrated copper sulphate, a blue triclinic mineral usually occurring as tabular crystals. |
| CHALCANTHITES | • chalcanthites n. Plural of chalcanthite. • CHALCANTHITE n. native hydrated copper sulphate, a blue triclinic mineral usually occurring as tabular crystals. |
| CHEMAUTOTROPHIC | • chemautotrophic adj. Alternative form of chemoautotrophic. • CHEMAUTOTROPHIC adj. of or like a chemautotroph. |
| CHITCHAT | • chitchat n. Alternative spelling of chit-chat. • chitchat v. Alternative spelling of chit-chat. • chit-chat n. Light conversation; casual talk, usually about trivial matters. |
| CHITCHATS | • chitchats n. Plural of chitchat. • chit-chats n. Plural of chit-chat. • chit-chats v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chit-chat. |
| CHITCHATTED | • chitchatted v. Simple past tense and past participle of chitchat. • chit-chatted v. Simple past tense and past participle of chit-chat. • CHITCHAT v. to indulge in small talk. |
| CHITCHATTING | • chitchatting v. Present participle of chitchat. • chit-chatting v. Present participle of chit-chat. • CHITCHAT v. to indulge in small talk. |
| CHRESTOMATHIC | • chrestomathic adj. (Of teaching or learning) That has a practical use. • chrestomathic n. A practical handbook. • CHRESTOMATHIC adj. of or like a chrestomathy, a selection of passages compiled as an aid to learning a language, also CHRESTOMATHICAL. |
| CHRESTOMATHICAL | • chrestomathical adj. Synonym of chrestomathic. • CHRESTOMATHICAL adj. of or like a chrestomathy, a selection of passages compiled as an aid to learning a language, also CHRESTOMATHIC. |
| HETEROCHROMATIC | • heterochromatic adj. Having more than one colour; relating to heterochromia. • heterochromatic adj. Of light, having more than one wavelength. • heterochromatic adj. Of or relating to heterochromatin. |
| LITHOCHROMATIC | • lithochromatic adj. Pertaining to chromatic lithography (the production of lithographs that support color through the application… • lithochromatic adj. (Soil science) Displaying color that results from the inclusion of particles of pulverised stone. • LITHOCHROMATIC adj. relating to lithochromatics. |
| LITHOCHROMATICS | • LITHOCHROMATICS n. the art or process of painting in oil on stone and taking impressions from the result. |
| ORTHOCHROMATIC | • orthochromatic adj. Being uniformly sensitive across the entire visible range, and thus reproducing colours faithfully. • orthochromatic adj. (Photography) Sensitive to all colours except red. • ORTHOCHROMATIC adj. of photographic film, sensitive to all colours except red. |
| WHATCHAMACALLIT | • whatchamacallit n. (Slang) A metasyntactic term used for any object whose actual name the speaker does not know or cannot… • WHATCHAMACALLIT n. a whatsit. |