| CHIAS | • chias n. Plural of chia. • Chias prop.n. Plural of Chia. • CHIA n. a Mexican herb with edible seeds. |
| CHIASM | • chiasm n. Alternative form of chiasma. • chiasm n. Alternative form of chiasmus. • CHIASM n. (Greek) a commissure; esp. the optic commissure, or crucial union of the optic nerves, also CHIASMA. |
| CHIASMA | • chiasma n. (Anatomy) A crossing of two nerves, ligaments etc. • chiasma n. (Genetics, cytology) The contact point between the two chromatids of a chromosome during meiosis. • CHIASMA n. (Greek) a connection formed during meiosis, also CHIASM. |
| CHIASMI | • chiasmi n. Plural of chiasmus. • CHIASMUS n. (Greek) the inversion of the order of corresponding elements of two parallel phrases, as 'do not live to eat but eat to live'. |
| CHIASMS | • chiasms n. Plural of chiasm. • CHIASM n. (Greek) a commissure; esp. the optic commissure, or crucial union of the optic nerves, also CHIASMA. |
| CHIASMAL | • chiasmal adj. Relating to chiasma. • chiasmal adj. Relating to chiasmus. • CHIASMAL adj. pertaining to a chiasm. |
| CHIASMAS | • chiasmas n. Plural of chiasma. • CHIASMA n. (Greek) a connection formed during meiosis, also CHIASM. |
| CHIASMIC | • chiasmic adj. Relating to chiasma. • chiasmic adj. Relating to chiasmus. • CHIASMIC adj. relating to chiasmus, the inversion of order of corresponding elements of two parallel phrases, also CHIASTIC. |
| CHIASMUS | • chiasmus n. (Rhetoric) An inversion of the relationship between the elements of phrases. • Chiasmus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Cicadellidae – certain leafhoppers. • CHIASMUS n. (Greek) the inversion of the order of corresponding elements of two parallel phrases, as 'do not live to eat but eat to live'. |
| CHIASTIC | • chiastic adj. Pertaining to chiasmus. • chiastic adj. (By extension) Pertaining to the position of two things relative to one another. • CHIASTIC adj. relating to chiasmus, the inversion of order of corresponding elements of two parallel phrases, also CHIASMIC. |
| CHIASMATA | • chiasmata n. Plural of chiasma. • CHIASMA n. (Greek) a connection formed during meiosis, also CHIASM. |
| CHIASMATIC | • chiasmatic adj. (Anatomy) Of or relating to the optic chiasma. • chiasmatic adj. (Genetics) Relating to or characterized by a chiasma (the contact point between the two chromatids of… • CHIASMATIC adj. relating to chiasma. |
| CHIASTOLITE | • chiastolite n. (Mineralogy) An aluminosilicate mineral having carbon inclusions, a variety of andalusite. • CHIASTOLITE n. a form of andalusite, a silicate of aluminium. |
| CHIASTOLITES | • chiastolites n. Plural of chiastolite. • CHIASTOLITE n. a form of andalusite, a silicate of aluminium. |