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- chase pointers — (programming) To determine a chain of memory locations where each location holds a pointer to the next, starting from some initial pointer, e.g. traversing a linked list or other graph structure. This may be performed by a computer executing a program or by a programmer going through a core dump or using a debugger.
- chemoautotroph — an organism that obtains energy through chemoautotrophy
- chemotherapies — Plural form of chemotherapy.
- chemotherapist — One who administers chemotherapy.
- chest expander — a device for strengthening the chest muscles, consisting of two handles attached to strong springs or elastic cords that the user pulls apart across the chest
- chocolate drop — a small disc of chocolate
- choir practice — a choir's regular meeting for practice
- chromatophores — Plural form of chromatophore.
- cinametography — Misspelling of cinematography.
- cinematography — Cinematography is the technique of making films for the cinema.
- claustrophobes — Plural form of claustrophobe.
- coach operator — a company that operates a business involving the transport of passengers in coaches
- complete graph — A graph which has a link between every pair of nodes. A complete bipartite graph can be partitioned into two subsets of nodes such that each node is joined to every node in the other subset.
- computerphobia — the fear or dislike of computers
- container ship — A container ship is a ship that is designed for carrying goods that are packed in large metal or wooden boxes.
- crack the whip — to assert one's authority, esp to put people under pressure to work harder
- cryptaesthetic — of or relating to cryptaesthesia
- cryptographers — Plural form of cryptographer.
- curtain speech — a talk given in front of the curtain after a stage performance, often by the author or an actor
- cyproheptadine — a type of antihistamine drug used in the treatment of allergies
- dactylographer — the study of fingerprints for purposes of identification.
- dermatoglyphic — relating to skin markings (such as fingerprints) or the study thereof
- dermatographia — a common medical condition in which lightly rubbing the skin produces red, often raised, temporary marks
- dermatographic — relating to dermatography
- desulphuration — the removal of sulphur; desulphurization
- diaheliotropic — exhibiting diaheliotropism
- directed graph — (digraph) A graph with one-way edges. See also directed acyclic graph.
- dispatch rider — a horseman or motorcyclist who carries dispatches
- drag parachute — drogue parachute (def 2).
- drag-parachute — Also called drogue. a small parachute that deploys first in order to pull a larger parachute from its pack.
- draughtsperson — Alternative spelling of draftsperson.
- east northport — a town on NW Long Island, in SE New York.
- ecocatastrophe — a disaster caused by changes in the environment.
- edriophthalmic — edriophthalmous
- electrotherapy — The use of electric currents passed through the body to stimulate nerves and muscles, chiefly in the treatment of various forms of paralysis.
- elephant grass — any of various stout tropical grasses or grasslike plants, esp Pennisetum purpureum, and Typha elephantina, a type of reed mace
- elephant shrew — any small active African mammal of the family Macroscelididae and order Macroscelidea, having an elongated nose, large ears, and long hind legs
- elephant's-ear — any aroid plant of the genus Colocasia, of tropical Asia and Polynesia, having very large heart-shaped leaves: grown for ornament and for their edible tubers
- elevator pitch — an informal an extremely short and pithy version of a sales pitch or business plan
- enantiomorphic — Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting enantiomorphism.
- endocrinopathy — any disease due to disorder of the endocrine system
- enigmatography — the composing or collection of enigmas
- ephemeral port — (networking) A TCP or UDP port number that is automatically allocated from a predefined range by the TCP/IP stack software, typically to provide the port for the client end of a client-server communication.
- ephemeropteran — of or relating to the Ephemeroptera
- epistolography — the art, or practice, of letter-writing
- epitrachelions — Plural form of epitrachelion.
- ethnographical — Ethnographic.
- eutrophication — Excessive richness of nutrients in a lake or other body of water, frequently due to runoff from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life and death of animal life from lack of oxygen.
- exoatmospheric — Pertaining to, or occurring in the nearby region of space outside the Earth's atmosphere.
- family therapy — the psychotherapeutic treatment of more than one member of a family simultaneously at the same session, based on the assumption that problems can best be understood and corrected by observing the interaction of family members and identifying methods for improving their interrelationships.