| 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. |
| CHALCEDONYXES | • CHALCEDONYX n. an agate of alternating white opaque and greyish transparent chalcedony. |
| CHEMOTAXONOMIC | • chemotaxonomic adj. Of or pertaining to chemotaxonomy. • CHEMOTAXONOMIC adj. relating to chemotaxonomy. |
| CHICKENPOX | • chickenpox n. Alternative form of chicken pox. • chicken-pox n. Alternative form of chicken pox. • chicken␣pox n. (Now rare, pathology) The blisters formed by the varicella zoster virus (VZV). |
| CHICKENPOXES | • chickenpoxes n. Plural of chickenpox. • chicken␣poxes n. Plural of chicken pox. • CHICKENPOX n. a contagious febrile disease, chiefly affecting children, not unlike a mild form of smallpox. |
| 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. |
| CYCLOHEXANES | • cyclohexanes n. Plural of cyclohexane. • CYCLOHEXANE n. a pungent saturated cyclic hydrocarbon found in petroleum or made synthetically and used chiefly as a solvent and in organic synthesis. |
| CYCLOHEXANONE | • cyclohexanone n. (Organic chemistry) The alicyclic ketone obtained from cyclohexane by the replacement of a methylene… • CYCLOHEXANONE n. a liquid ketone used esp. as a solvent and in organic synthesis. |
| CYCLOHEXANONES | • cyclohexanones n. Plural of cyclohexanone. • CYCLOHEXANONE n. a liquid ketone used esp. as a solvent and in organic synthesis. |
| CYCLOHEXYLAMINE | • cyclohexylamine n. (Organic chemistry) The primary amine derived from cyclohexane by replacing a hydrogen atom by an amino… • CYCLOHEXYLAMINE n. a colorless liquid amine that is used in organic synthesis and to prevent corrosion in boilers and that is believed to be harmful as a metabolic breakdown product of cyclamate. |
| HEXACOSANOIC | • hexacosanoic adj. Of or pertaining to hexacosanoic acid or its derivatives; cerotic. • HEXACOSANOIC adj. as in hexacosanoic acid. |
| HEXADECANOIC | • hexadecanoic adj. Of or pertaining to hexadecanoic acid or its derivatives. • HEXADECANOIC adj. as in hexadecanoic acid, a fatty acid, aka palmitic acid. |