CHAMECK 



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CHEMICAL 



Chameck, A spider 



monkey, v. Ateles. 

 Chameleon,(ka-mel'- 



yun). [The Latin 



name.] A sluggish 



lizard-like reptile, 



found in Africa, 



with a prehensile 



tail, and a vermi- 

 form extensile ton- 

 gue, feeds chiefly 



on insects. 

 Chamois, (sham'waw). 



l.=Rupicapra tragus: 



an antelope, found 



chiefly in the Alps. L>. 



The soft leather pre- 

 pared from its skin. 

 Chamomile, (kam'o-mil). 



[Cor. of Chamomilla.] 



=Anthemis nobilis : a 



plant belonging to As- 



teracese. Corn C.=An- 



thernis aryensis. Wild Chamois. 



C.=Matricaria chamomilla. 

 Chancel, (chan'sel). [ L. cancelli, lattice-work.] 



The part of a church in which the altur is 



placed, also used for any portion of a church 



which is parted off for usa as a private 



chapel. 



Chandelier tree=Pandanus candelabrum : a 

 I tree with widely-spread branches terminating 



in bunches of leaves. 

 Channels, (chan'nelz). [P. canal, pipe].= 



Chains : planks to which the shrouds aro 



fastened. 



Chaph=/3 Cassiopeia} '. a star. 

 Chaptrel, (chap'trel). [Ckapiteau, the French 



word.] The capital or head of 



a pillar supporting one side of 



an arch. 

 Chara, (ka'ra). 1. An aquatic 



plant, fossil remains of which 



are common in fresh water 



strata. 2. Equisetum fluvia- 



tile. 3. One of the hunter's 

 ' dogs. v. Asterion and Chara. 

 Charaoeee, (ka-ru'se-e). [Chara, 



q.v. ] = Charads : submerged "*^T^Uf 



plants growing erect, belong- ChaptreL 



ing to Algales, also considered as forming a 



primary division of plants. 

 Characteristic, The integral part of a loga- 

 rithm. 

 Charadriadae, (kar-a-diTa-de). [Charadrius, 



q.v.} A family of wading birds, including 



the Plover, Lapwing, &c. 

 Charadrius, (ka-rii'dri-us). [The Latin name. ] 



= Plover : a wading bird. 

 Charcas. An American race. 

 Charcoal, ( char^kol ) = Amorphous carbon. 

 Wood C. : obtained by heating wood, so as 



to eliminate all its gaseous and liquid con- 

 stituents. Animal C. =Ivory black, obtained 



by heating bones. 

 Charioteer= Auriga, q.v. 

 Charles's Wain=.Great Bear=Ursa Major, q. v. 

 Charlock, (char'lok)=Brassica 8inapistrum= 



Siuapis tUrensis, 



Chase, (chas). The fore part of a gun, 

 between the trunnions and the muzzle. 



Chasmorhynchus. v. Bell-bird. 



Chaucas. An American race. 



Chebeck=Zebeck, q.v. 



Cheekpouches. In the faces of some monkeys, 

 especially in Cynopithecinaj ; none in Cebidaa 

 or Lemuroidea. 



Cheese, (chez). [Cese, the A.-S. word.] Soli- 

 dified curd of milk. 



Cheese-mite=Acarus domesticus : a minute 

 spider-like animal. 



Cheilostomata, ( kil-os-tom'a-ta ). Marine 

 Polyzoa, belonging to Gymnoljemata. 



Cheiranthus, (kir-anth'us). [Gk. cheir, hand ; 

 antkos, flower. ]= Wall-flower : an herb be- 

 longing to Brassicacere. 



Cheirogaleus. A half-ape, known only in 

 Madagascar. 



Cheiromys, (ki'ro-mis) = Sciurus Madagas- 

 cariensis=Aye, aye, q.v. i 



Cheiropoda, (ki-rop'o-da). [Gk. eJieir, hand : 

 ;>OHS, foot.] = Bimana, Quadrumana, and 

 Pedimania: animals having hands and oppo- 

 sable thumbs. 



Cheiroptera, (ki-rop'tor-a). [Gk. cheir, hand : 

 pteron, wing.]=R-vts : animals belonging to 

 Mammalia, marked by the fore limbs being 

 longer than the hind ones, and buini,' joined to 

 the body by a wing-like expansion of the skin. 



Cheirotherium, (ki-ro-the'ri-um). [Gk. clmir, 

 li:ind; t/ierion, l>east.]=Hand-beast: an ani- 

 mal belonging probably to either Batrachia 

 or Marsupiala, footprints only of which, re- 

 sembling impressions of a hand, are found in 

 Lower Trias. 



Chela, (kela). [Gk. cM*, c!aw.]=Nipping- 

 claws: prehensile limb -terminations in 

 lobsters, crabs, &c. 



Chelae, (kC-le). Plural of chela, q.v. 



Chelate, (ke'lfvt). [Chela, q. v.] Having chela?. 



Chelicerae, (kG-lis'e-rC). [Gk. chele, claw; Iceras, 

 horn. ] The pincers in which the mandibles, 

 or antennse, of the scorpion terminate. 



Chelidonium, (kel-i-do'ni-um). [Gk. chelidon, 

 B\vallow.]=Celaudiue: an herb belonging to 

 Papavej 



Chelifer, (kO'Ji-fer). [Gk. chele, claw; pl>creo, 

 I cany. ]=Book scorpion : small scorpion- 

 like animals, belonging to Arachnida. 



Cbelonese, (ke-16'ne-e). [Gk. clielone, tortoise.] 

 Plants belonging to Scrophulariacese. 



Chelonia, (ke-16'ni-a). [Gk. clielone, tortoise.] 

 =Tortoises and Turtles: reptiles having a 

 bony exoskeleton, and also horny plates, 

 formed from the epidermis, called tortoise- 

 shell. 



Chelonidae, (ke-lo'ni-dS)=Tiger-moths: insects 

 belonging to Lepidoptera. 



Chemical, (kem'i-kal). [Chemistry, q.v.] Re- 

 lated to chemistry. C. affinity: the attrac- 

 tion between unlike substances, which acts 

 only when they are in contact, or very nearly 

 so. C. analysis: the decomposition of com- 

 pound substances for the purpose of ascer- 

 taining their constituents. C. combination: 

 the intimate union of two substances to form 

 a third, usually accompanied by sensible 

 heat. C. equivalents: the relative amounts 



