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Chit , 3d sing. of Chide . Chideth. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Chitchat <Xpage=250>

Chit"chat (?) , n. [From Chat , by way of reduplication.] Familiar or trifling talk; prattle.

Chitin <Xpage=250>

Chi"tin (?) , n. [See Chiton .] (Chem.) A white amorphous horny substance forming the harder part of the outer integument of insects, crustacea, and various other invertebrates; entomolin.

Chitinization <Xpage=250>

Chi`ti*ni*za"tion (?) , n. The process of becoming chitinous.

Chitinous <Xpage=250>

Chi"ti*nous (?) , a. Having the nature of chitin; consisting of, or containing, chitin.

Chiton <Xpage=250>

Chi"ton (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ a chiton (in sense 1).] 1. An under garment among the ancient Greeks, nearly representing the modern shirt.

2. (Zo\'94l.) One of a group of gastropod mollusks, with a shell composed of eight movable dorsal plates. See Polyplacophora .

Chitter <Xpage=250>

Chit"ter (?) , v. i. [Cf. Chatter .] 1. To chirp in a tremulous manner, as a bird. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

2. To shiver or chatter with cold. [Scot.]

Burns.

Chitterling <Xpage=250>

Chit"ter*ling (?) , n. The frill to the breast of a shirt, which when ironed out resembled the small entrails. See Chitterlings . [Obs.]

Gascoigne.

Chitterlings <Xpage=250>

Chit"ter*lings (?) , n. pl. [Cf. AS. cwi\'ed womb, Icel. kvi\'eb , Goth. qi\'edus , belly, womb, stomach, G. kutteln chitterlings.] (Cookery) The smaller intestines of swine, etc., fried for food.

Chittra <Xpage=250>

Chit"tra (?) , n. [Native Indian name.] (Zo\'94l.) The axis deer of India.

Chitty <Xpage=250>

Chit"ty (?) , a. 1. Full of chits or sprouts.

2. Childish; like a babe. [Obs.]

Chivachie <Xpage=250>

Chiv"a*chie` (?) , n. [OF. chevauchie , chevauch\'82e ; of the same origin as E. cavalcade .] A cavalry raid; hence, a military expedition. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Chivalric <Xpage=250>

Chiv"al*ric (?) , a. [See Chivalry .] Relating to chivalry; knightly; chivalrous.

Chivalrous <Xpage=250>

Chiv"al*rous (?) , a. [OF. chevalerus , chevalereus , fr. chevalier . See Chivalry .] Pertaining to chivalry or knight-errantry; warlike; heroic; gallant; high-spirited; high-minded; magnanimous.

In brave pursuit of chivalrous emprise. Spenser.

Chivalrously <Xpage=250>

Chiv"al*rous*ly , adv. In a chivalrous manner; gallantly; magnanimously.

Chivalry <Xpage=250>

Chiv"al*ry (?) , n. [F. chevalerie , fr. chevalier knight, OF., horseman. See Chevalier , and cf. Cavalry .] 1. A body or order of cavaliers or knights serving on horseback; illustrious warriors, collectively; cavalry. "His Memphian chivalry ."

Milton.

By his light Did all the chivalry of England move, To do brave acts. Shak.

2. The dignity or system of knighthood; the spirit, usages, or manners of knighthood; the practice of knight-errantry.

Dryden.

3. The qualifications or character of knights, as valor, dexterity in arms, courtesy, etc.

The glory of our Troy this day doth lie On his fair worth and single chivalry . Shak.

4. (Eng. Law) A tenure of lands by knight's service; that is, by the condition of a knight's performing service on horseback, or of performing some noble or military service to his lord.

5. Exploit. [Obs.]

Sir P. Sidney.

Court of chivalry , a court formerly held before the lord high constable and earl marshal of England as judges, having cognizance of contracts and other matters relating to deeds of arms and war.

Blackstone.

Chive <Xpage=250>

Chive (?) , n. (Bot.) A filament of a stamen. [Obs.]

Chive <Xpage=250>

Chive (?) , n. [F. cive , fr. L. cepa , caepa , onion. Cf. Cives , Cibol .] (Bot.) A perennial plant ( Allium Sch\'d2noprasum ), allied to the onion. The young leaves are used in omelets, etc. [Written also cive .]

Chivy <Xpage=250>

Chiv"y (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Chivied (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Chivying .] [Cf. Chevy .] To goad, drive, hunt, throw, or pitch. [Slang, Eng.]

Dickens.

Chlamydate <Xpage=250>

Chlam"y*date (?) , a. [L. chlamydatus dressed in a military cloak. See Chlamys .] (Zo\'94l.) Having a mantle; -- applied to certain gastropods.

Chlamyphore <Xpage=250>

Chlam"y*phore (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ cloak + <?/ to bear.] (Zo\'94l.) A small South American edentate ( Chlamyphorus truncatus , and C. retusus ) allied to the armadillo. It is covered with a leathery shell or coat of mail, like a cloak, attached along the spine.

Chlamys <Xpage=250>

Chla"mys (?) , n. ; pl. E. Chlamyses (#) , L. Chlamydes (#) . [L., from Gr. <?/.] A loose and flowing outer garment, worn by the ancient Greeks; a kind of cloak.

Chloasma <Xpage=250>

Chlo*as"ma (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ to be green.] (Med.) A cutaneous affection characterized by yellow or yellowish brown pigmented spots.

Chloral <Xpage=250>

Chlo"ral (?) , n. [ Chlor ine + al cohol.] 1. (Chem.) A colorless oily liquid, CCl3.CHO , of a pungent odor and harsh taste, obtained by the action of chlorine upon ordinary or ethyl alcohol.

2. (Med.) Chloral hydrate.

Chloral hydrate , a white crystalline substance, obtained by treating chloral with water. It produces sleep when taken internally or hypodermically; -- called also chloral .

Chloralamide <Xpage=250>

Chlo"ral*am`ide (?) , n. [ Chloral + amide .] (Chem.) A compound of chloral and formic amide used to produce sleep.

Chloralism <Xpage=250>

Chlo"ral*ism (?) , n. (Med.) A morbid condition of the system resulting from excessive use of chloral.

Chloralum <Xpage=250>

Chlor`al"um (?) , n. [ Chlor ine + alum inium.] An impure aqueous solution of chloride of aluminium, used as an antiseptic and disinfectant.

Chloranil <Xpage=250>

Chlor`an"il (?) , n. [ Chlor ine + anil ine.] (Chem.) A yellow crystalline substance, C6Cl4.O2 , regarded as a derivative of quinone, obtained by the action of chlorine on certain benzene derivatives, as aniline.

Chlorate <Xpage=250>

Chlo"rate (?) , n. [Cf. F. chlorate . See Chlorine .] (Chem.) A salt of chloric acid; as, chlorate of potassium .

Chloraurate <Xpage=250>

Chlor`au"rate (?) , n. [ Chlor ine + aurate .] (Chem.) See Aurochloride .

Chlorhydric <Xpage=250>

Chlor`hy"dric (?) , a. [ Chlor ine + hydr ogen + -ic .] (Chem.) Same as Hydrochloric .

Chlorhydrin <Xpage=250>

Chlor`hy"drin (?) , n. (Chem.) One of a class of compounds formed from certain polybasic alcohols (and especially glycerin) by the substitution of chlorine for one or more hydroxyl groups.

Chloric <Xpage=250>

Chlo"ric (?) , a. [From Chlorine .] Pertaining to, or obtained from, chlorine; -- said of those compounds of chlorine in which this element has a valence of five, or the next to its highest; as, chloric acid, HClO3 .

Chloric ether (Chem.) , ethylene dichloride. See Dutch liquid , under Dutch .

Chloridate <Xpage=250>

Chlo"ri*date (?) , v.t. To treat or prepare with a chloride, as a plate with chloride of silver, for the purposes of photography.

R. Hunt.

Chloride <Xpage=250>

Chlo"ride (?) , n. (Chem.) A binary compound of chlorine with another element or radical; as, chloride of sodium (common salt) .

Chloride of ammonium , sal ammoniac. -- Chloride of lime , bleaching powder; a grayish white substance, CaOCl<?/, used in bleaching and disinfecting; -- called more properly calcium hypochlorite . See Hypochlorous acid , under Hypochlorous . -- Mercuric chloride , corrosive sublimate.

Chloridic <Xpage=250>

Chlo*rid"ic (?) , a. Of or pertaining to a chloride; containing a chloride.

Chloridize <Xpage=250>

Chlo"rid*ize (?) , v. t. See Chloridate .

Chlorimetry <Xpage=250>

Chlo*rim"e*try (?) , n. See Chlorometry .

Chlorinate <Xpage=250>

Chlo"rin*ate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Chlorinated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Chlorinating .] (Chem.) To treat, or cause to combine, with chlorine.

Chlorination <Xpage=250>

Chlo`ri*na"tion (?) , n. The act or process of subjecting anything to the action of chlorine; especially, a process for the extraction of gold by exposure of the auriferous material to chlorine gas.

Chlorine <Xpage=250>

Chlo"rine (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ pale green, greenish yellow. So named from its color. See Yellow .] (Chem.) One of the elementary substances, commonly isolated as a greenish yellow gas, two and one half times as heavy as air, of an intensely disagreeable suffocating odor, and exceedingly poisonous. It is abundant in nature, the most important compound being common salt. It is powerful oxidizing, bleaching, and disinfecting agent. Symbol Cl. Atomic weight, 35.4.

Chlorine family , the elements fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine, called the halogens , and classed together from their common peculiariries.

Chloriodic <Xpage=250>

Chlor`i*od"ic (?) , a. Compounded of chlorine and iodine; containing chlorine and iodine.

Chloriodine <Xpage=250>

Chlor`i"o*dine (?) , n. A compound of chlorine and iodine. [R.]

Chlorite <Xpage=250>

Chlo"rite (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ (sc. <?/), fr. <?/ light green.] (Min.) The name of a group of minerals, usually of a green color and micaceous to granular in structure. They are hydrous silicates of alumina, iron, and magnesia.

Chlorite slate , a schistose or slaty rock consisting of alumina, iron, and magnesia.

Chlorite <Xpage=250>

Chlo"rite , n. [ Chlor ous + -ite .] (Chem.) Any salt of chlorous acid; as, chlorite of sodium .

Chloritic <Xpage=250>

Chlo*rit"ic (?) , a. [From 1st Chlorite .] Pertaining to, or containing, chlorite; as, chloritic sand .

Chlormethane <Xpage=250>

Chlor`meth"ane (?) , n. (Chem.) A colorless gas, CH3Cl , of a sweet odor, easily condensed to a liquid; -- called also methyl chloride . <-- Also chloromethane. b. p. -23.7&deg; C. It is sold as a liquid under pressure, and used to rapidly chill skin (so as to prevent swelling after an injury); in this fashion it also serves as a local anaesthetic. It chills by the cooling effect of the rapid evaporation of the liquid form, applied directly to the skin. Also used as a refrigerant. -->

Chloro- <Xpage=250>

Chlo"ro- (?) . (Chem.) A prefix denoting that chlorine is an ingredient in the substance named.

Chlorocruorin <Xpage=250>

Chlo`ro*cru"o*rin (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ light green + E. cruorin .] (Physiol.) A green substance, supposed to be the cause of the green color of the blood in some species of worms.

Ray Lankester.

Chlorodyne <Xpage=250>

Chlo"ro*dyne (?) , n. [From chlor ine, in imitation of ano dyne .] (Med.) A patent anodyne medicine, containing opium, chloroform, Indian hemp, etc.

Chloroform <Xpage=250>

Chlo"ro*form (?) , n. [ Chlor ine + form yl, it having been regarded as a trichloride of this radical: cf. F. chloroforme , G. chloroform .] (Chem.) A colorless volatile liquid, CHCl3 , having an ethereal odor and a sweetish taste, formed by treating alcohol with chlorine and an alkali. It is a powerful solvent of wax, resin, etc., and is extensively used to produce an\'91sthesia in surgical operations; also externally, to alleviate pain.

Chloroform <Xpage=250>

Chlo"ro*form (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Chloroformed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Chloroforming .] To treat with chloroform, or to place under its influence.

Chloroleucite <Xpage=250>

Chlo`ro*leu"cite (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ light green + E. leucite .] (Bot.) Same as Chloroplastid .

Chlorometer <Xpage=250>

Chlo*rom"e*ter (?) , n. [Cf. F. chlorom\'8atre . See Chlorine , and -meter .] An instrument to test the decoloring or bleaching power of chloride of lime.

Chlorometry <Xpage=250>

Chlo*rom"e*try (?) , n. The process of testing the bleaching power of any combination of chlorine.

Chloropal <Xpage=250>

Chlo*ro"pal (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ light green + E. opal .] (Min.) A massive mineral, greenish in color, and opal-like in appearance. It is essentially a hydrous silicate of iron.

Chloropeptic <Xpage=250>

Chlo`ro*pep"tic (?) , a. [ Chlor ine + peptic .] (Physiol. Chem.) Of or pertaining to an acid more generally called pepsin-hydrochloric acid .

Chlorophane <Xpage=250>

Chlo"ro*phane (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ light green + <?/ to show: cf. F. chlorophane .] 1. (Min.) A variety of fluor spar, which, when heated, gives a beautiful emerald green light.

2. (Physiol.) The yellowish green pigment in the inner segment of the cones of the retina. See Chromophane .

Chlorophyll <Xpage=250>

Chlo"ro*phyll (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ light green + <?/ leaf: cf. F. chlorophylle .] (Bot.) Literally, leaf green; a green granular matter formed in the cells of the leaves (and other parts exposed to light) of plants, to which they owe their green color, and through which all ordinary assimilation of plant food takes place. Similar chlorophyll granules have been found in the tissues of the lower animals. [Written also chlorophyl .]

Chloroplastid <Xpage=250>

Chlo`ro*plas"tid (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ light green + E. plastid .] (Bot.) A granule of chlorophyll; -- also called chloroleucite .

Chloroplatinic <Xpage=250>

Chlo`ro*pla*tin"ic (?) , a. (Chem.) See Platinichloric .

Chlorosis <Xpage=250>

Chlo*ro"sis (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ light green: cf. F. chlorose .] 1. (Med.) The green sickness; an an\'91mic disease of young women, characterized by a greenish or grayish yellow hue of the skin, weakness, palpitation, etc.

2. (Bot.) A disease in plants, causing the flowers to turn green or the leaves to lose their normal green color.

Chlorotic <Xpage=250>

Chlo*rot"ic (?) , a. [Cf. F. chlorotique .] Pertaining to, or affected by, chlorosis.

Chlorous <Xpage=250>

Chlo"rous (?) , a. [See Chlorine .] 1. Of, pertaining to, or derived from, chlorine; -- said of those compounds of chlorine in which this element has a valence of three, the next lower than in chloric compounds; as, chlorous acid, HClO2 .

2. (Chem. Physics) Pertaining to, or resembling, the electro-negative character of chlorine; hence, electro-negative; -- opposed to basylous or zincous . [Obs.]

Chlorpicrin <Xpage=250>

Chlor`pi"crin (?) , n. (Chem.) A heavy, colorless liquid, CCl3.NO2 , of a strong pungent odor, obtained by subjecting picric acid to the action of chlorine. [Written also chloropikrin .]

Chloruret <Xpage=250>

Chlo"ru*ret (?) , n. [Cf. F. chlorure .] (Chem.) A chloride. [Obs.]

Choak <Xpage=250>

Choak (?) , v. t. & i. See Choke .

Choanoid <Xpage=250>

Cho"a*noid (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ funnel + -oid .] (Anat.) Funnel-shaped; -- applied particularly to a hollow muscle attached to the ball of the eye in many reptiles and mammals.

Chocard <Xpage=250>

Cho"card (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The chough.

Chock <Xpage=250>

Chock (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Chocked (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Chocking .] To stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch; as, to chock a wheel or cask .

Chock <Xpage=250>

Chock , v. i. To fill up, as a cavity. "The woodwork . . . exactly chocketh into joints."

Fuller.

Chock <Xpage=250>

Chock , n. 1. A wedge, or block made to fit in any space which it is desired to fill, esp. something to steady a cask or other body, or prevent it from moving, by fitting into the space around or beneath it.

2. (Naut.) A heavy casting of metal, usually fixed near the gunwale. It has two short horn-shaped arms curving inward, between which ropes or hawsers may pass for towing, mooring, etc.

Chock <Xpage=250>

Chock , adv. (Naut.) Entirely; quite; as, chock home; chock aft.

Chock <Xpage=250>

Chock , v. t. [F. choquer . Cf. Shock , v. t. ] To encounter. [Obs.]

Chock <Xpage=250>

Chock , n. An encounter. [Obs.]

Chockablock <Xpage=250>

Chock"a*block (?) , a. (Naut.) Hoisted as high as the tackle will admit; brought close together, as the two blocks of a tackle in hoisting.

Chock-full <Xpage=250>

Chock"-full` (?) , a. Quite full; choke-full.

Chocolate <Xpage=250>

Choc"o*late (?) , n. [Sp., fr. the Mexican name of the cacao. Cf. Cacao , Cocoa .] 1. A paste or cake composed of the roasted seeds of the Theobroma Cacao ground and mixed with other ingredients, usually sugar, and cinnamon or vanilla.

2. The beverage made by dissolving a portion of the paste or cake in boiling water or milk.

Chocolate house , a house in which customers may be served with chocolate. -- Chocolate nut . See Cacao .

Choctaws <Xpage=250>

Choc"taws (?) , n. pl. ; sing . Choctaw . (Ethnol.) A tribe of North American Indians (Southern Appalachian), in early times noted for their pursuit of agriculture, and for living at peace with the white settlers. They are now one of the civilized tribes of the Indian Territory.

Chode <Xpage=250>

Chode (?) , the old imp . of chide . See Chide .

Chogset <Xpage=250>

Chog"set (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) See Cunner .

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Choice <Xpage=251>