| CHLAMYDES | • chlamydes n. Plural of chlamys. • CHLAMYS n. (Greek) a horseman's loose cloak. |
| CHLAMYDIA | • chlamydia n. (Uncountable) Any of several common, often asymptomatic, sexually transmitted diseases caused by the… • chlamydia n. (Countable) Any of various coccoid microorganisms of the genus Chlamydia that are pathogenic to humans… • Chlamydia prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Chlamydiaceae – very small parasitic bacterium which, like a virus… |
| CHLAMYSES | • chlamyses n. Plural of chlamys. • CHLAMYS n. (Greek) a horseman's loose cloak. |
| CHLOASMAS | • chloasmas n. Plural of chloasma. • CHLOASMA n. (Greek) a skin discoloration. |
| CHLORACNE | • chloracne n. (Pathology) A form of acne caused by exposure to halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons. • CHLORACNE n. a type of disfiguring skin disease, caused by contact with chlorinated hydrocarbon. |
| CHLORATES | • chlorates n. Plural of chlorate. • CHLORATE n. a chlorine compound. |
| CHLORDANE | • chlordane n. (Organic chemistry) A very toxic chlorinated polycyclic hydrocarbon once used as an insecticide. • CHLORDANE n. a highly poisonous liquid insecticide, also CHLORDAN. |
| CHLORDANS | • chlordans n. Plural of chlordan. • CHLORDAN n. a toxic compound of chlorine, used as an insecticide. |
| CHLORELLA | • chlorella n. Any single-celled green alga, of the genus Chlorella, found especially in stagnant water; now produced… • Chlorella prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Chlorellaceae – unicellular green algae. • CHLORELLA n. a member of the genus Chlorella of green freshwater algae. |
| CHLORIDES | • chlorides n. Plural of chloride. • CHLORIDE n. a compound of chlorine with another element or radical, also CHLORID. |
| CHLORIDIC | • chloridic adj. Of, containing, or relating to a chloride. • CHLORIDIC adj. of or like a chloride. |
| CHLORINES | • chlorines n. Plural of chlorine (atoms of chlorine). • CHLORINE n. a yellowish-green halogen gaseous element, also CHLORIN. |
| CHLORITES | • chlorites n. Plural of chlorite. • CHLORITE n. a chlorine compound. |
| CHLORITIC | • chloritic adj. Containing chlorite. • CHLORITIC adj. pertaining to, or containing, chlorite. |
| CHLOROSES | • chloroses n. Plural of chlorosis. • CHLOROSIS n. a wasting disease (green sickness) typically affecting young women, characterized by anaemia, extreme lassitude and a greenish tinge of the skin. |
| CHLOROSIS | • chlorosis n. (Pathology, countable) An anaemia, due to deficiency of iron, characterized by a yellow-green colouration… • chlorosis n. (Botany, phytopathology, uncountable) A yellowing of plant tissue due to loss or absence of chlorophyll. • CHLOROSIS n. a wasting disease (green sickness) typically affecting young women, characterized by anaemia, extreme lassitude and a greenish tinge of the skin. |
| CHLOROTIC | • chlorotic adj. Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with chlorosis, anaemic. • CHLOROTIC adj. pertaining to, or affected by, chlorosis. |