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Of or pertaining to cetology.

Pertaining to, or derived from, the lichen, Iceland moss (Cetaria Islandica). Cetraric acid. See Cetrarin.

Of, pertaining to, or derived from, spermaceti. Cetylic alcohol (Chem.), a white, waxy, crystalline solid, obtained from spermaceti, and regarded as homologous with ordinary, or ethyl, alcohol; ethal; - - called also cetyl alcohol.

Of or pertaining to Ceylon. -- n. sing. & pl.

Of or pertaining to the Chætodonts or the family Chætodontidæ.

Of or pertaining to the Chætognatha.

Pertaining to the Chætopoda. -- n.

Of or pertaining to the chalaza.

Of or pertaining to chalcedony.

Of or pertaining to Chaldes. -- n.

Of or pertaining to Chaldea. -- n.

Of or pertaining to Chaldea. -- n.

Of or pertaining to the Chalybes, an ancient people of Pontus in Asia Minor, celebrated for working in iron and steel.

Pertaining to, or serving to constitute, the character; showing the character, or distinctive qualities or traits, of a person or thing; peculiar; distinctive. Characteristic clearness of temper. Macaulay.

Of or pertaining to a charism.

Of or pertaining to charity; springing from, or intended for, charity; relating to almsgiving; elemosynary; as, a charitable institution.

Pertaining to charcoal, or partaking of its qualities.

Of or pertaining to a chasm; abounding in chasms. Carlyle. They cross the chasmy torrent's foam-lit bed. Wordsworth.

Of or pertaining to, or made at, Cheddar, in England; as, Cheddar cheese.

Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the celandine. Cheidonic acid, a weak acid extracted fron the celandine (Chelidonium majus), as a white crystalline substance.