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  • chromatophile — Also, chromophilic, chromophilous [kroh-mof-uh-luh s] /kroʊˈmɒf ə ləs/ (Show IPA), chromatophilic, chromatophilous. staining readily.
  • chronological — If things are described or shown in chronological order, they are described or shown in the order in which they happened.
  • church slavic — a liturgical language used in Eastern Orthodox churches in Slavic countries since the 11th or 12th century, representing a development of Old Church Slavonic through contact with the national Slavic languages.
  • cicada killer — a black or rust-colored digger wasp, Sphecius speciosis, with a yellow-banded abdomen, that preys on cicadas.
  • cigar lighter — a small, portable implement containing fuel which produces a flame with which to light a cigarette
  • ciprofloxacin — a broad-spectrum antibiotic used against Gram-negative bacteria. It is effective against anthrax
  • circular file — a wastebasket
  • circular-knit — noting, pertaining to, or made of a fabric made by circular knitting.
  • circularising — Present participle of circularise.
  • circularizing — Present participle of circularize.
  • circumorbital — (anatomy) Around the eye.
  • circumspatial — Of or pertaining to the surrounding space.
  • circumstellar — surrounding, or revolving around, a star
  • circumvallate — to surround with a defensive fortification
  • civil servant — A civil servant is a person who works in the Civil Service in Britain and some other countries, or for the local, state, or federal government in the United States.
  • claddagh ring — any of various elaborately designed rings, esp one in the shape of two hands embracing a heart, given as a token of lasting affection
  • claiming race — a race in which each owner declares beforehand the price at which his or her horse will be offered for sale after the race
  • claims farmer — a middleman who encourages people to make compensation claims and who then sells these claims on to a lawyer
  • clair de lune — a work for the piano by Claude Debussy, third movement of the Suite bergamasque.
  • clair-de-lune — a work for the piano by Claude Debussy, third movement of the Suite bergamasque.
  • clair-obscure — chiaroscuro.
  • clairaudience — the postulated ability to hear sounds beyond the range of normal hearing
  • clairsentient — Exhibiting or pertaining to clairsentience.
  • clairvoyantly — In a clairvoyant way; by means of clairvoyance.
  • clarification — to make (an idea, statement, etc.) clear or intelligible; to free from ambiguity.
  • clarificatory — Of or pertaining to clarification.
  • clarinettists — Plural form of clarinettist.
  • class library — (programming)   A library of reusable classes for use with an object-oriented programming system.
  • clavichordist — Someone who plays the clavichord.
  • claymore mine — an antipersonnel mine designed to produce a direction-guided, fan-shaped pattern of fragments.
  • clear the air — to rid a situation of tension or discord by settling misunderstandings, etc
  • clear-coating — an automotive painting technique in which a coating of clear lacquer or other synthetic liquid is applied over the base color to enhance the shine and durability of the paint.
  • clear-sighted — If you describe someone as clear-sighted, you admire them because they are able to understand situations well and to make sensible judgments and decisions about them.
  • clearing bank — The clearing banks are the main banks in Britain. Clearing banks use the central clearing house in London to deal with other banks.
  • clearing bath — any solution for removing material from the surface of a photographic image, as silver halide, metallic silver, or a dye or stain.
  • clearing loan — a bank loan to finance the purchase of securities which is repayable within the calendar day on which it is made.
  • clearing mark — either of a pair of landmarks or marks on a mariner's chart lying upon a line (clearing line) along which a vessel can sail to avoid navigational hazards.
  • clearing sale — the auction of plant, stock, and effects of a country property, esp after the property has changed hands
  • clearing-line — either of a pair of landmarks or marks on a mariner's chart lying upon a line (clearing line) along which a vessel can sail to avoid navigational hazards.
  • clearinghouse — If an organization acts as a clearinghouse, it collects, sorts, and distributes specialized information.
  • climatography — an account of a region's climate
  • cliometrician — An expert at cliometrics.
  • clishmaclaver — idle talk; gossip
  • clistocarpous — Mycology. having cleistothecia.
  • close-grained — (of wood) dense or compact in texture
  • co-curricular — related but only complementary to the official curriculum, as a civic or service activity outside the classroom.
  • coachbuilders — Plural form of coachbuilder.
  • coal industry — a branch of commercial enterprise concerned with the discovery and mining of coal
  • coat-trailing — provocative or contentious writing, speech, behavior, etc.
  • cobaltiferous — containing cobalt
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