Chimaphila umbellata Chimaphila umbellata is a small perennial flowering plant found in dry woodlands, or sandy soils. It is native throughout the cool temperate Northern Hemisphere. It grows 10-35 cm tall, and has evergreen shiny, bright green, toothed leaves arranged in opposite pairs or whorls of 3-4 along the stem.
	Chimera In Greek mythology, the Chimera is a monstrous creature made of the parts of multiple animals. See Chimera .
	Chimney A chimney is a system for venting hot flue gas or smoke from a boiler, stove, furnace or fireplace to the outside atmosphere. They are typically almost vertical to ensure that the hot gases flow smoothly, drawing air into the combustion through the chimney effect.
	Chimney Swift The Chimney Swift is a small swift. In flight, this bird looks like a flying cigar with long slender curved wings. The plumage is a sooty grey-brown; the throat, breast, underwings and rump are paler. They have short tails. ja:????????? no:Skorsteinsseiler
	Chimonanthus Chimonanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Calycanthaceae, endemic to China. The genus includes three to six species depending on taxonomic interpretation; three are accepted by the Draft Flora of China. The name means winter flower in Greek.
	Chimpanzee Chimpanzee, often shortened to chimp, is the common name for the two extant species in the genus Pan. The better known chimpanzee is Pan troglodytes, the Common Chimpanzee, living in West Africa and Central Africa. Its cousin, the Bonobo or "Pygmy Chimpanzee" as it is known archaically, Pan paniscus, is found in the forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
	Chin-up The chin-up is a Weight training exercise in which one hangs by the arms from a horizontal bar and pulls oneself up vertically until the chin reaches the level of the bar. Chin-ups can be performed with the palms facing towards the body, with the palms facing away from the body, or gripping parallel bars.
	China China is a Culture of China and ancient civilization in East Asia. Due to the stalemate of the last Chinese Civil War following World War II, the word "China" is used today by two de facto separate states: the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China.
	China pink China pink is a Dianthus indigenous to China. It flowers between the spring and fall in shades of white, pink, or red. External links
	Chinaberry The Chinaberry or Bead Tree, is a deciduous tree in the mahogany family Meliaceae, native to India, southern China and Australia. It is also occasionally known as Persian Lilac, White Cedar and other names. In South Africa it is commonly but erroneously called Syringa, which is in fact the lilac genus.
	Chinchilla Chinchillas and their relatives viscachas are small, crepuscular rodents native to the Andes mountains in South America and belonging to the family Chinchillidae. In Chinese, they are called lng mao, which literally means "dragon-cat". Chinchilla fur is considered the softest in the world and is thirty times softer than human hair.
	Chine A chine is a steep-sided river valley where the river flows through coastal cliffs to the sea. Typically these are soft eroding cliffs such as sandstone or clays. The word chine originates from the Old English language "Cinan" meaning a gap or yawn. The word is in use in central southern England; in Hampshire, Dorset and particularly the Isle of Wight.
	Chinese Alligator The Chinese Alligator is one of two living species of Alligator, a genus within the family Alligatoridae. The Chinese Alligator is native only to China. It is smaller than the other Alligator species, the American Alligator.
	Chinese cabbage Chinese cabbage is a China leaf vegetable related to the Western cabbage. They are of the same species as the Turnip. There are many variations on its name, spelling, and Scientific classification. This is a common vegetable used in Chinese cuisine.
	Chinese checkers Chinese checkers is a board game that can be played by two to six people. The object of the main game is to place one's pieces in the corner opposite their starting position by moving them through jumps over other pieces. The game does not actually originate from China , but was given that name in the United States to make it sound more exotic.
	Chinese Cork Oak Chinese Cork Oak is a species of oak in the section List of Quercus species#Section Cerris, native to a wide area of eastern Asia in China, Japan, and Korea. It is a medium-sized to large deciduous tree growing to 25-30 m tall with a rather open crown, and thick corky bark with deep fissures and marked by sinuous ridges.
	Chinese Elm The Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia is a species of elm native to China, Japan, North Korea and Vietnam. It is a small to medium-sized deciduous, semi-deciduous tree growing to 10-18 m tall with a slender trunk and crown. The leathery, lustrous green single-toothed leaf are small, 2-5 cm long by 1-3 cm broad, and often retained as late as December or even January in Europe and North America.
	Chinese hibiscus The Chinese hibiscus is an evergreen shrub native to East Asia, also known as China rose and Shoe flower. It is widely grown as an ornamental plant throughout the tropics and subtropics. The flowers are large, red, firm, but lack any scent. Numerous cultivars, varieties, and hybrids have been created, with flower colors ranging from white through yellow and orange to scarlet and shades of pink, with both single and double sets of petals.
	Chinese Paddlefish The Chinese Paddlefish, also known as Chinese Swordfish, is among the largest freshwater fish, and one of two extant paddlefish species. It is also called "elephant fish" because its snout resembles an elephant trunk. It is recorded sometimes in Classical Chinese as wei-fish.
	Chinkapin oak The Chinkapin Oak is an oak in the List of Quercus species#Section Quercus group. It is native to eastern North America, from Vermont and southern Ontario west to Iowa, south to northwest Florida and eastern Texas, with disjunct populations in west Texas and southeast New Mexico, and eastern Mexico from Coahuila south to Hidalgo.
	Chinoiserie Chinoiserie refers to an Art styles, periods and movements which reflects Chinese art influence and is characterized through the use of elaborate decoration and intricate patterns. Its popularity peaked around the middle of the 18th century. From the Renaissance to the 18th century Western designers attempted to imitate the technical sophistication of Porcelain with only partial success.
	Chinook salmon The Chinook salmon, is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. It is a Pacific Ocean salmon and is variously known as the king salmon, tyee salmon, Columbia River salmon, black salmon, chub salmon, hook bill salmon, winter salmon and blackmouth.
	Chinook wind Chinook winds, often just called chinooks, are a variety of Fhn winds pattern observed in the interior West of North America, where the Canadian Prairies and Great Plains end and the mountains begin. These wind patterns are named for the Chinookan Indians. In popular myth, Chinook is supposed to mean "snow eater", as a strong Chinook can make a foot of snow all but vanish inside of one day.
	Chinookan Chinookan refers to several groups of Native Americans in the United States in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. In the early 19th century, the Chinookan peoples lived along the lower and middle Columbia River in present-day Oregon and Washington.
	Chionanthus Chionanthus is a genus of about 80 species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae. The genus has a wide distribution primarily in the tropics and subtropics, but with two species extending north into temperate regions, one in eastern Asia and one in eastern North America.
	Chios Kirlian photography refers to a form of contact print photography, theoretically associated with high-voltage. It is named after Semyon Kirlian, who in 1939 accidentally discovered that if an object on a photographic plate is subjected to a strong electric field, an image is created on the plate.
	Chipmunk Chipmunk is the common name for any small squirrel-like rodent species of the genus Tamias in the family Sciuridae. About 23 species fall under this title, with one species in northeastern Asia, one in the eastern portions of Canada and the US, and the rest native to the western part of North America.
	Chipotle Chipotles are smoking jalapeos used primarily in Mexican cuisine and Mexican-inspired cuisine. Chipotles are made from jalapeos. There are hundreds of varieties of jalapeos. Jalapeos vary in size and heat. In Mexico, the jalapeo is also known as the cuaresmeo, huachinango and gordo.
	Chipping Sparrow The Chipping Sparrow, Spizella passerina, is a small American sparrow. Its breeding habitat is wooded areas, suburban parks, and farmland across most of North America. It usually nests in trees, coniferous or deciduous, or sometimes on the ground. The Chipping Sparrow bird migration to the southern United States and south to Mexico.
	CHiPs CHiPs was a United States television series through MGM Studios running on NBC from September 15, 1977 to July 17, 1983. A light-weight crime drama created by Rick Rosner, it starred Erik Estrada and Larry Wilcox as Highway Patrolmen of the Central Los Angeles, California office of the California Highway Patrol.
	Chirk Chirk is a town in north-east Wales between Wrexham and Oswestry. Chirk has been part of the County Borough of Wrexham since local government reorganisation in 1996. Prior to which it was administered as part of the county Clwyd and is part of the traditional county of Denbighshire.
	Chiromancy Chiromancy or cheiromancy,, is the art of characterization and foretelling the future through the study of the palm, also known as palmistry, palm-reading, chirology or hand analysis. The practice is found all over the world, with numerous cultural variations. Those who practise chiromancy are generally called chiromancers, palmists, palm readers or chirologists.
	Chiron In Greek mythology, Chiron — sometimes transliterated Cheiron or rarely Kiron — was held as the superlative centaur among his brethren. Like the satyrs, centaurs were notorious for being overly indulgent drinkers and carousers, given to violence when intoxicated, and generally uncultured.
	Chironomidae Chironomidae are a family of Nematoceran Diptera with a global distribution. They are closely related to the Ceratopogonidae, Simuliidae, and Thaumaleidae. Many species superficially resemble mosquitoes but they lack the wing scales and elongate mouthparts of the Culicidae.
	Chiropractic Chiropractic is a Complementary and alternative medicine health care profession which focuses on diagnosing, treating, and preventing mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system, their effects on the nervous system, and on general health.
	Chirp A chirp is a signal in which the frequency increases or decreases with time. It is commonly used in sonar and radar, but has other applications, such as in spread spectrum communications. In spread spectrum usage, surface acoustic wave devices such as reflective array compressor are often used to generate and demodulate the chirped signals.
	Chisel Category:Woodworking hand tools Category:Metalworking cs:Dlto da:Stemmejern de:Beitel eo:Cizilo fr:Ciseau bois nl:Beitel no:Stemjern pl:Dluto pt:Cinzel fi:Taltta sv:Stmjrn tr:Iskarpela
	Chisinau name = Chisinau |map = Moldadm C.png |coa_pic = Chisinau Coat-of-Arms.png |county = Chisinau |status = Municipality |mayor = Vasile URSU |election = 2005 |area = 635 |density = 1114 |census = 2004 |founded = 1436 |population = 712218 |dialing_code = +373 22 |coordinates = |website = , formerly known as Kishinev, is the capital city and industrial and commercial centre of the Republic of Moldova.
	ChitChat ChitChat is an open source instant messaging client for Mac OS X supporting the Yahoo! Messenger protocol. It enables users to chat with each other over the global Yahoo! chat system. The last version, ChitChat 1.2, had a more refined user interface, speed improvements, Address Book support, IM reformatting, an improved events system, and numerous bug fixes.
	Chitin Chitin is one of the main components in the cell walls of Fungus, the exoskeletons of insects and other arthropods, and in some other animals. It is a polysaccharide; it is constructed from units of acetylglucosamine. These are linked together in -1,4 fashion. In effect chitin may be described as cellulose with one hydroxyl group on each monomer replaced by an acetylamine group.
	Chiton Chitons, also called polyplacophorans, Chitonidae and rarely polyplacophores, are 860 species of mollusks of the Class Polyplacophora. They creep along slowly on their muscular feet. Most extant species are found in the intertidal zone, on or in rocks, but some species have been found as deep as 4000 meters.
	Chittagong Chittagong is the major seaport and second largest city of Bangladesh. It is located in the Chittagong District of Chittagong Division, in the southeastern portion of the country near Myanmar. The city was built on the banks of the Karnaphuli River, which ends nearby, in the Bay of Bengal.
	Chitterlings Chitterlings are the small intestines of a pig that have been prepared as food. They are considered a type of offal.
	Chivalry Chivalry refers to the medieval institution of knighthood and, most especially, the ideals that were associated with it. It is usually, for example, associated with ideals of knightly virtues, honour, and courtly love. The word comes from the French word chevalier which means knight.
	Chives Chives , is the smallest species of the onion family Alliaceae, native to Europe, Asia and North America. They are referred to only in the plural, because they grow in clumps rather than as individual plants. Allium schoenoprasum is also the only species of Allium native to both the New world and the Old World.
	Chlamydia trachomatis Chlamydia trachomatis is one of three bacterial species in the genus Chlamydia, family Chlamydiaceae, class Chlamydiae, phylum Chlamydiae, domain Bacteria. C. trachomatis has only been found living inside the cells of humans, causing the following conditions: In men
	Chlamydomonas Chlamydomonas is a genus of green alga. They are unicellular flagellates. Chlamydomonas is used as a model organism for molecular biology, especially studies of flagellum motility and chloroplast dynamics, biogenesis, and genetics. One of the many striking features of Chlamydomonas is that it contains ion channels that are directly activated by light, such as channelrhodopsin.
	Chlamydospore Chlamydospore is the thick-walled big resting spore of several kinds of fungi. It is the life-stage which survives in unfavourable conditions. Chlamydospores are usually dark-coloured, spherical, and have a smooth surface. They are multicellular, the cells being connected by pores in septae between cells.
	Chloral hydrate Chloral hydrate, also known as trichloroacetaldehyde monohydrate, 2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-ethanediol, and under the tradenames Aquachloral, Novo-Chlorhydrate, Somnos, Noctec, and Somnote, is a sedative and hypnotic approved drug as well as a chemical reagent and precursor.
	Chlorambucil Chlorambucil is a chemotherapy drug that has been mainly used in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. It is a nitrogen mustard Alkylating agent agent and can be given orally. In the past, it has been used for treating some types of lymphoma, Waldenstrm macroglobulinemia, polycythemia vera, trophoblastic neoplasms, ovarian carcinoma.
	Chloramphenicol Chloramphenicol is a bacteriostatic antibiotic originally derived from the bacterium Streptomyces venezuelae, isolated by David Gottlieb, and introduced into clinical practice in 1949. It was the first antibiotic to be manufactured synthetically on a large scale. Chloramphenicol is effective against a wide variety of microorganisms; it is still very widely used in low income countries because it is exceedingly cheap, but has fallen out of favour in the West due to a very rare side effect: aplastic anemia, which
	Chloranthaceae Chloranthaceae is the botanical name of a family of flowering plants. Such a family has been recognised by many taxonomists, at least after the plants were discovered, which was relatively recently. The APG II system, of 2003, does recognise such a family and leaves it unplaced as to order.
	Chlorate The chlorate ion ClO3-. A chlorate is a compound that contains this group, with chlorine in oxidation state +5.
	Chlordiazepoxide Chlordiazepoxide is a hypnotic drug which is a benzodiazepine derivative. It has sedative, anxiolytic and skeletal muscle relaxant properties.
	Chlorella Chlorella is a genus of single-Cell green algae, belonging to the phylum Chlorophyta. It is spherical in shape, about 2 to 10 Metre#SI prefixes applied to the metre in diameter, and is without flagella. Chlorella contains the green photosynthetic pigments chlorophyll-a and -b in its chloroplast.
	Chloric acid Chloric acid, HydrogenChlorineOxygen3, is an oxoacid of chlorine, and the formal precursor of chlorate salts. It is almost a strong acid and oxidising agent. It is prepared by the reaction of sulfuric acid with barium chlorate, the insoluble barium sulfate being removed by precipitation:It is stable in cold aqueous solution up to a concentration of approx.
	Chlorine dioxide Chlorine dioxide is a reddish-yellow gas which is one of several known oxides of chlorine. Chlorine dioxide is not stable in the gas state above 15% volume in air at STP and can spontaneously and explosively decompose into chlorine and oxygen. Practically, it is never handled in its pure form.
	Chloris There are many stories in Greek mythology about figures named Chloris. Some clearly refer to different characters; other stories may refer to the same Chloris, but disagree on details.
	Chlorite The chlorite ion is ClO2-. A chlorite is a compound that contains this group, with chlorine in oxidation state +3. Chlorites are also known as salts of chlorous acid.
	Chlorobenzene Chlorobenzene is an aromatic organic compound with the chemical formula C6H5Cl. It is a colorless, flammable liquid first made in 1851 by reacting phenol and phosphorus pentachloride. Chlorobenzene has been used in the manufacture of certain pesticides, most notably DDT by reaction with chloral.
	Chlorococcales An order of green algae in the class chlorophyceae. Families in this order include: * Actinochoridaciae * Chlorellaceae * Coelastraceae * Hydrodictyaceae * Oocystaceae * Scenedesmaceae
	Chloroform Chloroform, also known as trichloromethane and methyl trichloride, is a chemical compound with chemical formula CarbonHydrogenChlorine3. It does not support combustion in air, although it will burn when mixed with more flammable substances.
	Chlorophyll Chlorophyll is a green photosynthetic pigment found in most plants, algae, and cyanobacteria. Its name is derived from ancient Greek language: chloros = green and phyllon = leaf. Chlorophyll absorbs most strongly in the blue and red but poorly in the green portions of the electromagnetic spectrum, hence the green color of chlorophyll-containing tissues like plant leaves.
	Chlorophyta The Chlorophyta sensu stricto or chlorophytes, comprises most of what are commonly called green algae and includes most members of the grade of putatively ancestral scaly flagellates in Prasinophyceae plus members of Ulvophyceae, Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyceae, Pedinophyceae, Picocystophyceae, and unclassified Chlorophyta.
	Chloropicrin Chloropicrin is a slightly oily, colorless or faintly yellow liquid of the formula 32. Its freezing point is -69.2 C and its boiling point is 112 C, where it partially decomposes to phosgene and nitrosyl chloride. It is denser than water. It is more toxic than chlorine but less than phosgene.
	Chloroplast Chloroplasts are organelles found in plant cell and eukaryote algae that conduct photosynthesis. Chloroplasts capture light energy from the sun to produce the free energy stored in Adenosine triphosphate and NADPH through a process called photosynthesis.
	Chloroprene Chloroprene is the common name for the organic compound 2-chloro-1,3-butadiene, which has the chemical formula C4H5Cl. The chemical structure is shown at right. It is used as monomer for the production of the polymer polychloroprene, a type of synthetic rubber.
	Chloroquine Chloroquine is a 4-aminoquinoline drug long used in the treatment or prevention of malaria. As it also mildly suppresses the immune system, it is used in some autoimmune disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus erythematosus. After the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum started to develop widespread resistance against chloroquine, new potential utilisations of this cheap and widely available drug have been investigated.
	Chlorothiazide Chlorothiazide sodium is a diuretic used within the hospital setting or for personal use to manage excess fluid associated with congestive heart failure. It is also used as an antihypertensive. Most often taken in pill form, it is usually taken orally once or twice a day. In the ICU setting, chlorothiazide is given to diurese a patient in addition to furosemide.
	Chlorous acid Chlorous acid, HClO2, is unstable, but chlorites such as sodium chlorite can be considered the salts of this acid. These salts are sometimes used in the production of chlorine dioxide.