English words: cheeslaw to chemical flux

300 English words, part 60 of 202 of the words starting with C, A to Z. 22 have a page of their own.

English words cheeslaw to chemical flux

cheeslaw noun: Alternative form of cheese slaw.
Cheesman proper noun: An English occupational surname, a variant of Cheeseman.
cheesology noun: The study of cheese.
cheesy adjective /ˈt͡ʃiːzi/: Of or relating to cheese.
cheesy chips noun: Synonym of cheese fries.
cheesy puff noun: A puffed corn snack, coated with a mixture of cheese or cheese-flavored powders.
cheesylicious adjective: Delicious in a way that involves cheese.
cheesymite noun: A combination of vegemite and cheese.
cheesymite scroll noun: A snack consisting of a spiral of baked bread with Vegemite and cheese.
cheetah noun /ˈt͡ʃiːtə/: A distinctive member (Acinonyx jubatus) of the cat family, slightly smaller than the leopard, but with proportionately longer limbs and a smaller head;...
cheetahlike adjective: Resembling a cheetah.
cheetal noun: Alternative form of chital.
Cheetham proper noun: A surname.
Cheeto noun: A gay male inmate.
Cheetoh noun: A domestic cat of a breed with distinctive spots and rosette patterning.
Cheetos noun: A snack made from pieces of crunchy, cheese-flavored extruded cornmeal, originally from the US, now distributed globally.
cheetul noun: Alternative form of chital.
cheev noun: Alternative form of cheevo.
Cheever proper noun: A surname.
Cheevers proper noun: A surname.
cheevo noun /ˈt͡ʃi.vəʊ/: An achievement (award for meeting an objective).
cheewink noun: Alternative form of chewink.
cheez noun: composition
cheezburger noun: Eye dialect spelling of cheeseburger.
cheeze noun: A vegan substitute for cheese.
cheezed adjective: Alternative form of cheesed.
cheezie noun: A cheese puff.
chef noun, verb /ʃɛf/: The presiding cook in the kitchen of a large household.
chef d'oeuvre noun: Alternative form of chef d'œuvre.
chef d'œuvre noun /ˌʃeɪˈdɜː.v(ɹə)/: Alternative form of chef d'œuvre.
chef de cuisine noun: The main or executive chef in a restaurant.
chef de mission noun /ʃɛf də mɪˈsjɔn/: Head of a sports delegation, especially to an international games.
chef de partie noun: A chef in charge of a particular area of production in the kitchen, such as fish or roast meats.
chef de rang noun: A waiter responsible for a certain section within a restaurant.
chef's kiss interjection, noun: A gesture in which the fingers and thumb of one hand are pinched together, kissed, and then blown away, signifying that something is delicious or exquisite.
chef's knife noun: A type of general purpose kitchen knife used for food preparation, typically measuring eight inches by one and a half inches.
chef's pan noun: Synonym of saucier (“bowl-shaped pan”).
chef's salad noun: Alternative form of chef salad.
chef's table noun: A table located in the kitchen of a restaurant, reserved for special guests and allowing them to see the chef at work and sometimes to be served a tasting menu.
chef salad noun: A salad of hard-boiled eggs, meat, tomatoes, cucumbers, cheese (often shredded or crumbled), and sometimes anchovies, all placed on a bed of tossed lettuce...
chef up verb: To prepare a meal.
chef watcher noun: A person who watches TV programmes featuring celebrity chefs.
Chefchaouen proper noun: A city in the region of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco.
chefdom noun: Collectively, all chefs.
chefery noun: Alternative form of cheffery (“culinary skill”).
chefess noun: A female chef.
cheffed-up adjective: Enhanced with advanced culinary techniques and unusual ingredients or combinations of ingredients.
cheffer noun [ʃɛfə]: Knife.
cheffery noun: The work or art of a chef; culinary skill.
cheffing noun, verb: The activity of a chef.
cheffonier noun: a tall, elegant chest of drawers, often with a mirror attached
cheffy adjective /ˈʃɛfi/: Of food: elaborate and complex, like that prepared by an expert chef.
chefing noun, verb: Alternative form of cheffing (“the activity of a chef”).
chefless adjective: Without a chef.
cheflike adjective: Resembling or befitting a chef; culinary.
chefling noun: A young, little, or subordinate chef.
chefly adjective /ˈʃɛfli/: Pertaining to, similar to, or about chefs or cooks.
chefmanship noun: The culinary skill of a chef.
chefnap verb: To abduct or kidnap a chef.
chefnapping noun, verb: The kidnapping or theft of a chef.
cheftender noun: A short-order chef who also acts as a bartender.
chefware noun: High-end cooking supplies such as knives, pans, and utensils.
chefwatcher noun: Alternative form of chef watcher.
chefwear noun: Clothing to be worn by chefs.
cheggie noun: A conker (horse-chestnut used in a game).
chegoe noun: Dated form of chigoe.
chegre noun: Dated form of chigoe.
Chegwin proper noun: A surname from Cornish.
Chehalem berry noun: A Himalayan blackberry and Santiam berry hybrid berry plant and its fruit
Chehalem blackberry noun: A Chehalem berry
chehalis noun /ʃəˈheɪlɪs/: A Native American people of Western Washington State.
cheider noun: Alternative spelling of cheder.
cheikh noun: Alternative form of sheik.
cheilanthifoline noun: An isoquinoline alkaloid 6,6a,11,14-tetrahydro-8-methoxy-12H-benzo[a]-1,3-benzodioxolo[4,5-g]quinolizim-9-ol present in Corydalis
cheilanthoid noun: Any fern of the subfamily Cheilanthoideae
cheilectomy noun: A surgical procedure that removes bone spurs from the base of the big toe.
cheilion noun: The corner of the mouth (as used in cephalometry)
cheilitis noun: inflammation of the lips
cheilo- prefix: lip
cheiloceratid noun: Any Ammonite in the family Cheiloceratidae.
cheilocystidial adjective: Relating to the cheilocystidium.
cheilocystidium noun: A relatively large cell found on the gill edge of a basidiomycete.
cheilodactylid noun: Any fish in the family Cheilodactylidae, the morwongs.
cheilodromous adjective: Synonym of craspedodromous.
cheilognathopalatoschisis noun: A congenital craniofacial defect in which the lip, upper jaw, and palate do not fully fuse during fetal development, resulting in a cleft or split.
cheilognathouranoschisis noun: A cleavage of the lip, alveolar ridge and palate
cheilophagia noun: Excessive biting of the lips.
cheiloplastic adjective: Relating to cheiloplasty.
cheiloplasty noun: Lip surgery, especially as a form of reconstructive or cosmetic surgery.
cheiloproclitic adjective: having an erotic attraction to a person's lips
cheilorhinoplasty noun: Reconstructive surgery thereof, for a congenital defect or traumatic injury.
cheilorrhaphy noun: A suture of the lip, typically to repair a congenital cleft lip
cheiloschisis noun: cleft lip
cheiloscopy noun: The (typically forensic) examination of traces left by lips
cheilosis noun: inflammation of one or both of the corners of the mouth
cheilostom noun: The lip cavity of a stoma
cheilostomal adjective: Relating to cheilostomes
cheilostomatal adjective: Relating to bryozoans of the order Cheilostomata
cheilostomatan noun: Any member of the Cheilostomatida order of bryozoans.
cheilostomate noun: Any bryozoan of the order Cheilostomata
cheilostomatous adjective: Relating to the cheilostomates
cheilostome noun: Any bryozoan of the order Cheilostomata
cheilostomous adjective: Alternative form of cheilostomatous.
cheilotomonan noun: Any marine gastropod in the genus Cheilotomona.
cheilotomy noun: incision into the lip
ꝓchein adjective: Scribal abbreviation of prochein.
cheir- prefix: Alternative spelling of chiro-.
cheiracanthid noun: Any sharklike early fish of the family Cheiracanthidae
cheiralgia noun: Alternative form of chiralgia.
cheiralgia paraesthetica noun: Synonym of Wartenberg's syndrome
cheiranthoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
cheireme noun: Alternative form of chereme.
cheiro- prefix: Alternative spelling of chiro-.
cheirodontine noun: Any fish of the subfamily Cheirodontinae
cheirogaleid noun: Any lemur in the family Cheirogaleidae.
cheirogaleiid noun: Alternative form of cheirogaleid.
cheirokinesthesia noun: The sensation that one's hands are moving
cheirokinesthetic adjective: Relating to cheirokinesthesia
cheirolepidiacean noun: Any extinct conifer of the family Cheirolepidiaceae
cheirolepidiaceous adjective: Of or relating to the family Cheirolepidiaceae of extinct coniferous plants.
cheirology noun: The representation of words or letters by use of the fingers
cheiromancer noun: Alternative form of chiromancer.
cheiromancy noun /ˈkaɪ.ɹə(ʊ).mæn.si/: Alternative form of chiromancy.
cheiromantist noun: A chiromancer.
cheiromegaly noun: Alternative form of chiromegaly.
cheironomia noun: Alternative form of chironomy
cheironomic adjective: Alternative spelling of chironomic.
cheironym noun: An unofficial, unpublished name of an organism
cheiropompholyx noun /ˌkaɪɹəʊˈpɒmfəlɪks/: pompholyx affecting the hand
cheiropter noun: bat (any of the Cheiroptera).
cheiropterous adjective: Belonging to the bat family (formerly classified as Cheiroptera)
cheiropterygial adjective: Relating to the cheiropterygium.
cheiropterygium noun: The typical pentadactyloid limb of the higher vertebrates.
cheiroside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
cheirosophist noun: Alternative form of chirosophist.
cheirosophy noun: Alternative form of chirosophy.
cheirospasm noun: Any spasm of the muscles of the hand.
cheirospore noun: A multicellular conidium that somewhat resembles a hand
cheirotherian adjective: Alternative form of chirotherian.
cheirotoxin noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
cheirotoxol noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
cheirurid noun: Any trilobite in the family Cheiruridae.
Cheju proper noun: Dated spelling of Jeju.
chek noun: A Hong Kong foot.
Cheka noun /ˈtʃɛkə/: An agent of this organization; a Chekist.
chekan noun: Alternative form of chikan (“Indian cotton embroidery”).
Chekhov proper noun: A surname from Russian
Chekhovian adjective: Of or pertaining to Anton Chekhov (1860–1904) or his writings.
chekhovichite noun: A monoclinic-sphenoidal mineral containing bismuth, iron, lead, oxygen, and tellurium.
cheki noun: A Turkish unit of weight equal to 200 kg (441 lbs.).
Chekiangese noun: Alternative form of Zhejiangese (“Of, from, or pertaining to the province or people of Zhejiang (Chekiang), China”).
Chekist noun: An agent of the Cheka.
chekmak noun: A Turkish fabric of silk and cotton, with gold thread interwoven.
Chel noun: A supporter of the English football club Chelsea F.C..
chela noun /ˈkilə/: A pincer-like claw of a crustacean or arachnid.
chelam noun: Alternative form of chillum (“pipe”).
Chelan proper noun: A city in Chelan County, Washington, United States.
chelandion noun: a Byzantine bireme used primarily for cargo transport
chelaship noun: The role or status of chela (pupil or disciple).
chelatable adjective: Suitable for chelation.
chelatase noun: Any enzyme that catalyzes chelation, especially that of a specified metal ion
chelate adjective, noun, verb /ˈkiːleɪt/: Having chelae, or in the form of a chela.[from 19th c.]
chelate complex noun: a complex where a metal ion is bound to two or more atoms of the chelant
chelate compound noun: A cyclic compound in which a metal atom is bonded to at least two other atoms.
chelated adjective, verb: bound with one or more chelates
chelater noun: Alternative form of chelator.
chelating adjective: Having the ability to undergo chelation
chelating agent noun: Any compound that reacts with a metal ion to produce a chelate.
chelation noun /kiːˈleɪʃən/: The formation of a polydentate chelate compound from a metal salt.
chelative adjective: Relating to, or producing chelation
chelatometric adjective: Describing any titration in which the titrant forms a chelate compound with the material being analysed
chelator noun: A chelating agent
cheldern noun: Children.
chelem noun: The act or contract for winning all, or almost all, of the possible tricks.
chelengk noun: A military decoration of the Ottoman Empire, a jewelled aigrette consisting of a central flower with leaves and buds, and upward-facing rays.
chelerythrine noun: A benzophenanthridine alkaloid extracted from the greater celandine (Chelidonium majus)
cheletropic adjective: Describing a pericyclic addition reaction across the terminal atoms of a fully conjugated system in which two new single bonds are formed with a single atom...
chelev noun /ˈxeɪləv/: Certain animal fats that the Torah prohibits Jews and Israelites from eating.
chelex noun: A resin used in ion exchange chromatography
chelexed adjective: purified using chelex
Chelf proper noun: A surname.
chelfie noun /ˈt͡ʃɛlfi/: A selfie (self-taken photograph) taken in a changing room, especially of a person trying on clothes.
Chelford proper noun: A village and civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8174).
cheli- prefix: claw; chela
chelicera noun /kəˈlɪ.sə.ɹə/: Either of the prehensile claws found on the proboscis of chelicerates (horseshoe crabs, sea spiders and arachnids).
cheliceral adjective: Relating to the chelicerae.
cheliceratan adjective: Of or relating to the Chelicerata subphylum of arthropods
chelicerate adjective, noun /kɪˈlɪsəˌɹeɪt/: Of or relating to the Chelicerata subphylum of arachnids, horseshoe crabs, etc.
chelid noun: Any turtle in the family Chelidae.
chelidamic adjective: Of or pertaining to chelidamic acid or its derivatives.
chelidamic acid noun: The compound 4-hydroxypyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid that shows antiviral activity
chelidon noun: Synonym of elbow pit.
chelidonic acid noun: A heterocyclic organic acid with a pyran skeleton.
chelidonine noun: A benzophenanthidine alkaloid found in the Iceland poppy.
chelidonius noun: A stone supposed to be taken from the stomach of a swallow, with purported magical or medicinal properties.
chelidostatin noun: A phytocystatin that is a cysteine protease inhibitor.
chelifer noun /ˈkiːlɪfəɹ/: pseudoscorpion
cheliferoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
cheliferous adjective /kiːˈlɪfəɹəs/: Having chelae (cheliform claws)
cheliforal adjective: Relating to a chelifore.
chelifore noun: The first appendage of a pair on the head of a sea spider.
cheliform adjective /ˈkiːlɪfɔːm/: Having the form of a chela
cheliped noun /ˈkiːlɪpɛd/: A leg bearing a chela, or pincer-like claw.
chelirubine noun: a positive organic ion, with chemical formula C₂₁H₁₆NO₅⁺, having six interlinked carbon rings (including three aromatic benzene rings); commonly formed in...
chelisochid noun: Any earwig in the family Chelisochidae.
chelkarite noun: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal colorless mineral containing boron, calcium, chlorine, hydrogen, magnesium, and oxygen.
chell contraction: I shall
Chellean adjective: Synonym of Abbevillian.
Chelm proper noun /xɛlm/: A city in Poland, known for the Jewish stories about its (mythical) stupid residents.
Chelmer proper noun: A river in Essex, England, which flows through Chelmsford to the River Blackwater.
Chelmsford proper noun /ˈt͡ʃɛlmzfəd/: A city in and the county town of Essex, England, granted city status in 2012.
Chelmsfordian noun: A native or inhabitant of Chelmsford, United Kingdom.
chelodid noun: Any of the family Chelodidae of extinct molluscs.
cheloid noun: Dated form of keloid.
cheloidal adjective: Dated form of keloidal.
chelonaphobia noun: The fear of turtles (including tortoises).
chelone noun: Any member of the genus Chelone of four species of perennial herbaceous plants that are native to eastern North America.
chelonian adjective, noun /kɪˈləʊ.ni.ən/: Of, relating to, or belonging to the order Chelonia (Testudines), which includes the turtles and tortoises.
chelonid noun: Any member of the family Cheloniidae of sea turtles.
cheloniid noun: Any sea turtle in the family Cheloniidae.
chelonioid noun: Any sea turtle of the superfamily Chelonioidea
chelonitoxism noun: A form of seafood poisoning caused by eating turtles (Chelonia).
chelonochory noun: seed dispersal by turtles or tortoises
chelonology noun: Study of chelonians or tortoises.
Chelosauria lovelli noun: The moha moha.
chelotropic adjective: Synonym of cheletropic.
chelow noun: A type of steamed rice from Persian cuisine.
chelp verb: To gossip, particularly in a forthright manner.
Chelsea proper noun /ˈt͡ʃɛlsi/: An urban area in west London, on the north bank of the river Thames in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2778).
Chelsea boot noun: A close-fitting ankle boot with elastic side panels.
Chelsea-booted adjective: Wearing Chelsea boots.
Chelsea bun noun /ˈt͡ʃɛl.siː bʌn/: A spiral-shaped currant bun, spiced and coated with sugar.
Chelsea chop noun: The practice of pruning herbaceous plants around the end of May.
Chelsea cut noun: Synonym of Chelsea haircut.
Chelsea grin noun: A Glasgow smile.
Chelsea haircut noun: A women's punk hairstyle, cut very short except for the fringe and sideburns, which remain long.
Chelsea pensioner noun: Any of the retired British army officers now resident in Royal Hospital Chelsea, noted for their ceremonial scarlet coats and tricorne hats.
Chelsea smile noun: A Glasgow smile.
Chelsey proper noun /ˈt͡ʃɛlsi/: A female given name transferred from the place name, variant of Chelsea.
Chelsfield proper noun /t͡ʃɛlzfiːld/: A suburb and separate village in the borough of Bromley on the outskirts of Greater London, England (OS grid refs TQ4664 (suburb), TQ4864 (village)).
Chelsie proper noun /ˈt͡ʃɛlsi/: A female given name.
Chelski proper noun: The English football club Chelsea F.C. after its takeover by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich.
Chelsy proper noun: A female given name transferred from the place name.
Cheltenham proper noun /ˈt͡ʃɛltənəm/: A town and borough in Gloucestershire, England, famous for its racecourse.
Cheltonian noun /t͡ʃɛlˈtəʊ.ni.ən/: A pupil of Cheltenham College in Gloucestershire, England.
chelurid noun: Any amphipod in the family Cheluridae.
chelus noun: Alternative form of chelys (“musical instrument”).
cheluviation noun: eluviation caused by the chelating action of acids in the environment
Chelwood proper noun: A small village and civil parish in Bath and North East Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST6361).
Chelyabinsk proper noun /tʃɛlˈjæbɪnsk/: An oblast of Russia, near the Ural Mountains.
chelyabinskite noun: An orthorhombic white mineral containing calcium, carbon, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, silicon, and sulfur.
chelydre noun: A fetid water snake.
chelydrid noun: Any turtle in the family Chelydridae.
chelyid noun: Alternative form of chelid.
chelys noun: An ancient string instrument, the common lyre of the ancient Greeks, which had a convex back of tortoiseshell or of wood shaped like the shell.
chem adjective, noun, prefix /kɛm/: Abbreviation of chemistry.
chem suit noun: Clipped compound of chemical suit.
Chemakum noun: A Native American people of the northeastern portion of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state.
chemautotrophic adjective: Alternative form of chemoautotrophic.
Chemehuevi noun: An indigenous people of the Great Basin; the southernmost branch of Southern Paiute.
chemerin noun: A chemoattractant protein that promotes calcium mobilization and chemotaxis of immature dendritic cells and macrophages
chemesthesis noun: Any sensation produced when a chemical compound activates a particular receptor.
chemesthetic adjective: Relating to chemesthesis
chemexfoliation noun: exfoliation of the skin using a chemical agent
chemi- prefix: Alternative form of chemo-.
chemiatric adjective: Relating to chemiatry; iatrochemical.
chemiatrist noun: iatrochemist
chemiatry noun: iatrochemistry
chemic adjective, noun, verb /ˈkɛmɪk/: Practising chemistry (or, earlier, alchemy); pertaining to these sciences.
chemical adjective, noun /ˈkɛm.ɪ.kəl/: Of or relating to chemistry.
chemical abortion noun: A medical, rather than surgical, abortion induced by a drug.
chemical affinity noun: All the various attractions between elements and compounds that lead to their reaction.
chemical agent noun: Any noxious substance intended for use in military or police operations.
chemical beam epitaxy noun: a form of molecular beam epitaxy that uses a gaseous source
chemical biology noun: A field of study that embraces both chemistry and biology.
chemical bomb noun: Any explosive device that releases a noxious chemical compound (such as chlorine) upon detonation.
chemical bond noun: Any of several attractive forces that serve to bind atoms together to form molecules
chemical burn noun: A physical injury of the tissue caused by exposure to chemicals.
chemical car noun: A railroad car designed or used to carry bulk liquid or dry chemicals in tanks or covered hoppers.
chemical castration noun: A medical treatment using an anaphrodisiacal hormonal drug to inhibit the function of a man's testes, intended to have the same effect on the sex drive as...
chemical cell noun: a voltaic cell consisting of two metal electrodes connected by an electrolyte
chemical change noun: Any process in which reactants are changed into products by the breaking or creation of chemical bonds.
chemical clock noun: Any mixture of compounds whose relative concentrations oscillate, and in which such change is marked by a visible rhythmic change in colour.
chemical composition noun: The identities, and relative numbers, of the elements that make up any particular compound
chemical compound noun: Any substance formed by the union of two or more chemical elements in a fixed ratio, the union being a chemical bond.
chemical cosh noun: The sedation of a person with chemicals or medication, especially where sedation is unnecessary.
chemical decomposition noun: The fragmentation of any compound into elements or smaller compounds
chemical defense noun: All the methods and procedures involved in defending against attack by chemical agents.
chemical dependency noun: physical and psychological dependency on an addictive drug
chemical dermatitis noun: Any symptom, such as erythema, edema, and vesiculation, caused by exposure of the skin to a chemical compound.
chemical ecology noun: the study of the effects of chemical compounds on the interactions of living organisms
chemical element noun: Any one of the types of atom distinguished by having a certain number of protons in its nucleus.
chemical energy noun: The net potential energy liberated or absorbed during the course of a chemical reaction
chemical engine noun: A large cart-mounted fire extinguisher using caustic chemical-extinguishing chemicals.
chemical engineer noun: A person who practises chemical engineering.
chemical engineering noun: The branch of engineering that deals with the design, construction and operation of industrial process plants, and the physical, chemical and biological...
chemical equation noun: a symbolic representation of a chemical reaction; reactants are represented on the left, and products on the right
chemical equilibrium noun: The state of a reversible reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same
chemical fingerprint noun: the unique combination of analytical results from a number of techniques that identifies a particular compound in a sample
chemical flux noun: The amount of substance per unit volume, per unit time transformed in a reaction.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under C: 60,525 words, in 202 parts.