English words: chemoorganotroph to chequey

300 English words, part 62 of 202 of the words starting with C, A to Z. 15 have a page of their own.

English words chemoorganotroph to chequey

chemoorganotroph noun: Any chemoorganotrophic organism.
chemoorganotrophic adjective: (of bacteria) organotrophic and also requiring organic compounds for growth
chemoorganotrophically adverb: In a chemoorganotrophic manner
chemoorganotrophy noun: The property of being chemoorganotrophic.
chemopallidectomy noun: A pallidectomy that uses a chemical to destroy the globus pallidus.
chemoperception noun: A specific response by an organism to the presence of a specific chemical compound (or class of compounds)
chemoperfusate noun: The material used during chemoperfusion
chemoperfusion noun: The introduction of a warmed solution of (typically anticancer) drugs into the abdominal cavity (for an hour or so)
chemophobe noun: One who has an irrational fear of chemicals.
chemophobia noun: An irrational fear of chemicals
chemophobic adjective, noun: Having an unreasonable fear of chemicals in one's environment
chemophore noun: The molecular framework responsible for a compound's biological activity
chemophoresis noun: The movement of molecules in a chemical gradient
chemophoretic adjective: Relating to chemophoresis
chemophysical adjective: Relating to chemistry and physics.
chemopotentiating adjective: That enhances the potency of a drug or other chemical
chemopotentiation noun: enhancement of the potency of a drug by means of another chemical (typically another drug)
chemopreservation noun: A technique for preserving the body of an organism by means of a chemical fixative.
chemoprevent verb: To prevent disease by means of chemical treatment.
chemopreventable adjective: preventable by means of chemotherapy
chemopreventative adjective: Of, pertaining to, or providing chemoprevention
chemoprevention noun: The prevention of disease by the use of food supplements, drugs, etc.
chemopreventive adjective, noun: Of, or relating to chemoprevention.
chemoprophylactic adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to chemoprophylaxis.
chemoprophylaxis noun: Chemoprevention; the prevention of disease using food supplements or drugs.
chemoprotect verb: To employ chemoprotection
chemoprotectant noun: Any chemoprotective material
chemoprotection noun: The protection of healthy tissue from the toxic effects of chemotherapy
chemoprotective adjective: That protects patients from the toxic effects of anticancer drugs
chemoprotector noun: Any material that provides chemoprotection
chemoproteomic adjective: Relating to chemoproteomics
chemoproteomics noun: A biochemical adjunct to proteomics
chemopsychiatric adjective: Relating to chemopsychiatry.
chemopsychiatry noun: The use of chemical substances in psychiatric treatment.
chemoradiation noun: a combination of chemotherapy and radiation
chemoradioimmunotherapy noun: A combination of chemotherapy and radioimmunotherapy
chemoradioresistance noun: resistance to damage by chemicals or by ionizing radiation
chemoradioresistant adjective: That exhibits chemoradioresistance
chemoradioselect verb: To practice chemoradioselection
chemoradioselected adjective, verb: selected for chemoradiotherapy
chemoradioselection noun: selection (of a patient) to receive chemoradiotherapy
chemoradiosensitise verb: Alternative form of chemoradiosensitize.
chemoradiosensitiser noun: A chemoradiosensitive material
chemoradiosensitive adjective: Relating to chemoradiosensitivity.
chemoradiosensitivity noun: sensitivity to damage by chemicals or by ionizing radiation
chemoradiosensitize verb: To make something chemoradiosensitive
chemoradiotherapeutic adjective: chemotherapeutic and radiotherapeutic
chemoradiotherapy noun: A combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy used to treat some cancers
chemoreception noun: the physiological sensory response of a sense organ to a chemical stimulus
chemoreceptive adjective: able to respond to a chemical stimulus
chemoreceptivity noun: the ability of a sense organ to respond to a chemical stimulus
chemoreceptor noun: a sense organ, or one of its cells (such as those for the sense of taste or smell), that can respond to a chemical stimulus; a chemosensor
chemoreceptor trigger zone noun: An area of the medulla oblongata, located in the area postrema, that receives inputs from blood-borne drugs or hormones, and communicates with other...
chemoreceptorial adjective: Of or pertaining to chemoreceptors.
chemoreduction noun: chemotherapy used to reduce the size of a tumour before radiation treatment or surgery
chemoreflex noun: A reflex in response to a chemical stimulus
chemorefractive adjective: Synonym of chemorefractory.
chemorefractory adjective: That does not respond to chemotherapy
chemoregimen noun: A chemotherapeutic regimen
chemoregulation noun: chemical regulation, typically of respiration, via chemoreceptors
chemorepellant noun: Alternative form of chemorepellent.
chemorepellent noun: Any substance that produces negative chemotaxis
chemorepulsant noun: A substance inducing negative chemotaxis in motile cells.
chemorepulse verb: To cause or to undergo chemorepulsion.
chemorepulsion noun: The action of a chemorepulsant; negative chemotaxis
chemorepulsive adjective: That functions as a chemorepulsant
chemoresistance noun: The resistance of a cell to the actions of a chemical compound.
chemoresistant adjective: Describing resistance of a cell to the actions of a chemical compound
chemoresponse noun: The response of a patient to chemotherapy, or to a chemical stimulus
chemoresponsive adjective: responsive to chemotherapy
chemoresponsiveness noun: The condition of being chemoresponsive
chemorganotrophic adjective: Alternative form of chemoorganotrophic.
chemorheological adjective: Relating to chemorheology
chemorheology noun: The effect of chemical change on the rheology of a material
chemorobotic adjective: Describing any robotic application to chemistry
chemosaturated adjective: Treated by chemosaturation
chemosaturation noun: saturation of an individual organ with a chemotherapy while it is sealed from the rest of the body
chemoselection noun: The selection of a reagent etc. on the basis of chemoselectivity
chemoselective adjective: Of, pertaining to, or promoting chemoselectivity
chemoselectively adverb: By means of, or in terms of, chemoselection.
chemoselectivity noun: The preferential reaction of a chemical reagent with one of two or more different functional groups.
chemosensation noun: The sensing of chemical stimuli
chemosense noun: A chemosensory sense.
chemosensibility noun: sensibility to (specific classes of) chemicals
chemosensillar adjective: Of or relating to a chemosensillum.
chemosensillum noun: A chemosensitive sensillum.
chemosensing noun: The generation of a response to the presence of a chemical stimulus
chemosensitisation noun: Alternative form of chemosensitization.
chemosensitiser noun: Alternative form of chemosensitizer.
chemosensitive adjective: That is sensitive to changes in its chemical environment
chemosensitivity noun: A measure of the sensitivity of a tumour to the effects of an anticancer drug.
chemosensitization noun: treatment of a tumour with a medication in order to make it more susceptible to radiation treatment
chemosensitize verb: To sensitize chemically
chemosensitized adjective, verb: Modified by chemosensitization
chemosensitizer noun: Any material that makes cells sensitive to chemotherapeutic agents, often by inhibiting the action of a glycoprotein
chemosensitizing adjective: That is used in chemosensitization
chemosensor noun: a cell in a sense organ that can convert a chemical stimulus into some form of action
chemosensorily adverb: In a chemosensory manner
chemosensory adjective: of, or relating to a chemosensor, or to the perception of chemical signals by the senses; especially of the perception of taste and smell
chemosexual adjective /ˌkiːməʊˈsɛkʃuəl/: chemical and sexual; relating to the chemical compounds involved in sexual attraction
Chemosh proper noun: The god of the ancient Moabites.
chemosignal noun: a pheromone
chemosignaling noun: Signaling with pheromones.
chemosignalling noun: Alternative form of chemosignaling.
chemosis noun: Swelling and/or (especially) edema of the conjunctiva of the eye.
chemosmosis noun: Alternative form of chemiosmosis.
chemosmotic adjective: Alternative form of chemiosmotic.
chemosomatosensory adjective: Relating to the perception of chemical sensory stimuli
chemosorb verb: to chemisorb
chemospecific adjective: describes a reaction or process that targets, with precision and selectivity on a molecular level, a specific functional group or site within a molecule.
chemospecifically adverb: describes a reaction or process that targets, with precision and selectivity on a molecular level, a specific functional group or site within a molecule.
chemospecificity noun: chemoselectivity
chemosphere noun: The region of the Earth's atmosphere (from 20 to 120 miles above the surface) in which photochemical reactions take place.
chemostability noun: chemical stability
chemostable adjective: chemically stable
chemostasis noun: The continuous cultivation of cells (especially of microorganisms) in a chemostat
chemostat noun, verb: An apparatus for the continuous culture of microorganisms in a steady state.
chemostatic adjective: Relating to chemostasis
chemostatigraphic adjective: Of or pertaining to chemostratigraphy.
chemosterilant noun /ˈkɪiməʊ.stɛ.ɹɪlənt/: A chemical that controls pests by preventing reproduction, thereby causing the population to collapse.
chemosterilization noun: chemical sterilization
chemosterilize verb: To chemically sterilize
chemosterilizer noun: Any substance used to cause sterility in insects, rodents or other animals; a chemosterilant
chemostimulant noun: A chemical stimulant
chemostimulus noun: A chemical stimulus
chemostratigraphic adjective: Relating to chemostratigraphy
chemostratigraphical adjective: Alternative form of chemostratigraphic.
chemostratigraphy noun: The study and dating of sedimentary strata by the analysis of trace elements and isotopic ratios
chemosurgery noun: The selective destruction of diseased or malignant tissue by means of chemical substances; used especially in the treatment of the skin.
chemosurgical adjective: Of or pertaining to chemosurgery.
chemosusceptibility noun: The susceptibility of a microorganism to the chemical action of an antibiotic
chemosymbiont noun: An organism involved in chemosymbiosis
chemosymbiosis noun: A form of symbiosis in which a bacterium provides chemically-derived energy and nutrients, often via the oxidation of hydrogen sulfide, to a higher organism
chemosymbiotic adjective: That utilizes chemosymbiosis.
chemosymbiotrophic adjective: chemotrophic and symbiotrophic
chemosynapse noun: A chemokine receptor
chemosyndrome noun: The set of metabolites produced by a species
chemosynthesis noun: The production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple compounds such as carbon dioxide, using the oxidation of chemical nutrients as a source of...
chemosynthesized adjective: Produced by chemosynthesis.
chemosynthetic adjective: Using or relating to chemosynthesis.
chemosynthetically adverb: By means of chemosynthesis.
chemosystematic adjective: Relating to chemosystematics
chemosystematics noun: chemotaxonomy; the classification of organisms based on their biochemistry
chemotactant adjective: Synonym of chemotactic.
chemotactic adjective: Relating to or exhibiting chemotaxis.
chemotactical adjective: Alternative form of chemotactic.
chemotactically adverb: By chemotaxis.
chemotacticity noun: The condition of being chemotactic
chemotactile adjective: That can sense changes to its chemical environment
chemotactism noun: Alternative form of chemotaxis.
chemotax verb: To move by means of chemotaxis
chemotaxic adjective: Alternative form of chemotactic.
chemotaxin noun: Any substance that stimulates chemotaxis.
chemotaxis noun: The movement of a cell or an organism in response to a chemical stimulant.
chemotaxonomic adjective: Of or pertaining to chemotaxonomy
chemotaxonomical adjective: Synonym of chemotaxonomic.
chemotaxonomically adverb: In terms of, or by means of, chemotaxonomy.
chemotaxonomist noun: One who studies chemotaxonomy.
chemotaxonomy noun: The classification or taxonomy of organisms based on differences and similarities in biochemistry, especially on differences in amino acid sequence in...
chemotaxy noun: Alternative form of chemotaxis.
chemothalamectomy noun: A thalamectomy that uses a chemical to destroy a portion of the thalamus.
chemotherapeutant noun: A therapeutic chemical
chemotherapeutic adjective, noun: Of or having to do with chemotherapy.
chemotherapeutical adjective, noun: Synonym of chemotherapeutic.
chemotherapeutically adverb: By means of chemotherapy
chemotherapic adjective: Alternative form of chemotherapeutic.
chemotherapist noun: One who administers chemotherapy.
chemotherapy noun /ˌkiːməʊˈθɛɹəpi/: Any chemical treatment intended to be therapeutic with respect to a disease state.
chemothermal adjective: chemical and thermal, but especially related to heat gained or lost in a chemical reaction
chemotic adjective: Relating to chemosis.
chemoton noun: A fundamental unit of life; a computational abstraction of a protocell, having the properties of metabolism and self-replication and a bilipid membrane.
chemotopic adjective: Relating to, or by means of chemotopy
chemotopically adverb: In a chemotopic manner
chemotopy noun: (the study of) the orderly spatial arrangement of olfactory glomeruli
chemotoxic adjective: Relating to chemotoxicity or to a chemotoxin
chemotoxicity noun: toxicity due to chemical effects, especially to the effects of chemotherapy or a chemotoxin
chemotoxin noun: A toxin derived from a chemokine
chemotract verb: Alternative form of chemoattract.
chemotractant noun: Alternative form of chemoattractant.
chemotransduction noun: chemical transduction (of energy)
chemotransmitter noun: chemical transmitter
chemotransport noun: The transport of chemical species through an organism
chemotrigger zone noun: Synonym of chemoreceptor trigger zone.
chemotroph noun: An organism that obtains energy by the oxidation of electron-donating molecules in the environment.
chemotrophic adjective: Of or relating to chemotrophism.
chemotrophically adverb: in a chemotropic way
chemotrophy noun: The synthesis of an organism's energy by the oxidation of electron-donating molecules in the environment.
chemotropic adjective: of, related to, or in response to chemotropism
chemotropically adverb: In a chemotropic manner.
chemotropism noun: The movement or growth of an organism in response to a chemical stimulus
chemotype noun: A chemically distinct entity in a plant or microorganism with differences in the composition of the secondary metabolites
chemotypic adjective: Relating to a chemotype
chemotypical adjective: Alternative form of chemotypic.
chemotypically adverb: In a chemotypic manner
chemotyping noun: The separation and identification of chemotypes
chemovar noun: Synonym of chemotype.
chempedack noun: Alternative form of chempedak.
chempedak noun: A tree of species Artocarpus integer, of southeast Asia, domesticated is Oceania.
chemphobic adjective: Alternative form of chemophobic.
chemsex noun: Sexual intercourse under the influence of recreational drugs.
chemsexer noun: One who takes part in chemsex.
chemsuit noun: Alternative form of chem suit.
chemtrail noun, verb /ˈkɛmtɹeɪl/: A contrail consisting of chemicals or biological agents deliberately sprayed at high altitudes, according to certain conspiracy theories.
Chemung proper noun /ʃəˈmʌŋ/: A river in New York and Pennsylvania, United States; flowing from the confluence of the Tioga and Cohocton rivers at Painted Post, New York into the...
chemurgic adjective: Relating to chemurgy.
chemurgical adjective: Relating to chemurgy.
chemurgically adverb: In terms of or by means of chemurgy.
chemurgist noun: One who studies chemurgy.
chemurgy noun: A branch of applied chemistry that is concerned with preparing industrial products from agricultural raw materials.
chemy noun /ˈkɛmɪ/: alchemy, chemistry (prior to their being properly distinguished)
chemzyme noun: A kind of synthetic molecule specialized in producing a certain three-dimensional form.
Chen prime noun: Any prime number p such that p+2 is either a semiprime or another prime.
Chena proper noun: A river in Alaska.
Chenab proper noun /ˈt͡ʃɪˌnɑb/: a river in Punjab, Pakistan and the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the state of Himachal Pradesh in India.
Chenabi adjective, noun /tʃəˈnɑːbi/: A native or resident of the Chenab Valley in Jammu and Kashmir, India.
chenango noun: Alternative form of shenango.
chenar noun: Alternative form of chinar.
Chenault proper noun: A surname from French.
chenchalok noun: Alternative form of cincalok.
Chenchu noun: A member of a Dravidian hunter-gatherer tribe of India.
chenco noun: Alternative form of chunkey.
chenda noun: A type of percussion instrument used in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
chendol noun: Alternative form of cendol.
Chêneau brace noun: A kind of corrective brace for scoliosis.
Chenery proper noun: A surname from Norman.
chenet noun: fire dog, andiron
Chenevert proper noun: A surname.
chenevixite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen.
Cheney proper noun /ˈtʃeɪni/: A surname.
Cheney syndrome noun: Synonym of Hajdu-Cheney syndrome.
cheng noun: Alternative form of sheng (Chinese wind instrument)
cheng tng noun [ˌt͡sʰeŋ˨ ˈtʰŋ̍˦]: Synonym of ching bo leung (“type of cold dessert soup”).
Chengalpattu proper noun: A town in Tamil Nadu, India, which contains the headquarters of the Chengalpattu district.
Chengde proper noun /t͡ʃɛŋ.də/: A prefecture-level city of Hebei, China.
chengdeite noun: An isometric-hexoctahedral steel black mineral containing iridium and iron.
Chengdu proper noun /t͡ʃɛŋ.du/: A subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Sichuan, in southwestern China.
chengguan noun: An officer of a City Urban Administrative and Law Enforcement Bureau in China.
chengyu noun /t͡ʃʌŋˈjuː/: A certain kind of Chinese set phrase originating in Classical Chinese, typically four characters in length, and usually proverbial.
chenier noun /ʃəˈnɛəɹ/: An area of scrub oak growing in an accumulation of alluvial soil in a stream, creek, bayou, marsh or river.
cheniere noun: Alternative form of chenier.
chenille noun /ʃəˈniːl/: An extremely soft and bunchy fabric often used to make sweaters.
chenille plant noun: Acalypha hispida, a shrub with colourful furry flowers
chenite noun: A particular kind of sky blue mineral found on galena and chalcopyrite with the chemical formula Pb₄Cu(SO₄)₂(OH)₆.
chenix noun: Alternative form of choenix.
chenna noun: Alternative spelling of chhena.
Chennai proper noun /ˈt͡ʃɛnaɪ/: The capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, India, formerly known as Madras.
Chennaiite noun: A native or resident of Chennai in India.
Chennault proper noun: A surname.
chenodeoxycholate noun: Any salt of chenodeoxycholic acid.
chenodeoxycholic adjective: Relating to the bile acid chenodeoxycholic acid or its derivatives
chenodeoxycholic acid noun: A bile acid that is synthesized in the liver from cholesterol.
chenodeoxycholyltaurine noun: taurochenodeoxycholic acid
chenodeoxyglycocholate noun: Any salt or ester of chenodeoxyglycocholic acid
chenodeoxyglycocholic acid noun: The bile acid...
chenodesoxycholic acid noun: Chenodeoxycholic acid.
chenodiol noun: chenodeoxycholic acid
chenopod noun: Any member of the subfamily Chenopodioideae (the main part of the sometime family Chenopodiaceae); a goosefoot.
chenopodiaceous adjective: Of or relating to the family Chenopodiaceae (goosefoots) (now subfamily Chenopodioideae).
chenopodium noun: Any member of the flowering plant genus Chenopodium.
chenopody noun: A goosefoot
Chenoua noun: The indigenous peoples living in and around Mt. Cheoua.
Chenoweth proper noun /t͡ʃɪˈnəʊ.ɪθ/: A surname from Cornish.
chenxianite noun: A black rhombohedral mineral with the chemical formula AlMn11O16(OH)9.
Cheo proper noun: A surname
cheollik noun: A Korean robe, equivalent of the Mongol terlig
Cheon proper noun: A surname from Korean.
Cheonan proper noun: A city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
Cheondoism noun /ˈtʃʌndəʊ.ɪzəm/: A 20th-century Korean religion, incorporating elements of shamanism, based on the 19th-century Donghak movement founded by Ch'oe Che-u and codified under...
Cheondoist noun: A follower of the Cheondoism religion.
cheong noun: Any of various Korean sweet syrups and fruit preserves.
cheong fun noun /t͡ʃɒŋ ˈfʌn/: A Cantonese form of steamed rice noodle roll.
cheonggukjang noun: A fermented soybean paste used in Korean cuisine.
cheongju noun: A rice wine of Korean origin.
cheongsam noun /ˈchoŋ-ˌsäm/: A tight-fitting Chinese formal woman's dress, usually brightly coloured, patterned and/or embroidered, with a split at the thigh.
cheonse noun: Alternative form of jeonse.
Cheops proper noun /ˈkiːɒps/: Khufu, a pharaoh of Egypt, who ruled in the first half of the Old Kingdom period (26th century BC) and is renowned as the builder of the Great Pyramid of Giza
Chepstow proper noun: A town and community with a town council in Monmouthshire, Wales, on the border with England but separated by the River Wye (OS grid ref ST5393).
chequable adjective: On which cheques can be drawn.
cheque noun /t͡ʃɛk/: A written order directing a bank to pay money to a person or entity.
cheque book noun /ˈt͡ʃɛk.bʊk/: Alternative spelling of chequebook.
cheque card noun: A small plastic card issued by a bank or similar which is a guarantee of payment of cheques written by the cardholder (up to a specified maximum amount).
cheque, please phrase: Used after making an embarrassing statement, suggesting it's time to leave.
chequebook noun /ˈt͡ʃɛk.bʊk/: A folder or booklet containing preprinted cheques for use by the holder of a bank account.
chequebook diplomacy noun: Alternative spelling of checkbook diplomacy.
chequebook journalism noun: Alternative spelling of checkbook journalism.
chequeen noun: A gold coin formerly used in Italy and Turkey; a sequin.
chequeless adjective: Without cheques (financial instruments).
chequer noun, verb /ˈt͡ʃɛkə/: The edible fruit of the wild service tree, Sorbus torminalis.
chequer-brat noun: A kind of crossbarred pinafore.
chequer tree noun /ˈtʃɛkə ˌtɹiː/: A tree with edible fruit, Sorbus torminalis, native to central and southern Europe and neighboring parts of Asia and Africa.
chequerboard noun, verb: Alternative spelling of checkerboard.
chequered adjective, verb: Alternative spelling of checkered.
chequered flag noun: A black-and-white chequered flag which signifies the end of a race.
chequered skipper noun: A brown and orange chequered butterfly, Carterocephalus palaemon, of the family Hesperiidae
chequeredness noun: The quality of being chequered.
chequering adjective, noun, verb: That chequers something in pattern.
chequerwise adjective, adverb: Arranged in staggered rows, like the squares of a chequerboard.
chequerwork noun: Alternative form of checkerwork.
chequewriter noun: Alternative form of checkwriter.
chequey adjective: Alternative form of chequy.

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.