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Of, pertaining to, or derived from, chlorine; -- said of those compounds of chlorine in which this element has a valence of three, the next lower than in chloric compounds; as, chlorous acid, HClO2.

Pertaining to, or obtained from, bile; as, choleic acid.

Pertaining to cholesterin, or obtained from it; as, cholesteric acid. Ure.

Pertaining to, or obtained from, the bile. Cholic acid (Chem.), a complex organic acid found as a natural constituent of taurocholic and glycocholic acids in the bile, and extracted as a resinous substance, convertible under the influence of ether into white crystals.

Granular; pertaining to, or having the granular structure characteristic of, the class of meteorites called chondrites.

Of or pertaining to a choragus. Choragic monument, a building or column built by a victorious choragus for the reception and exhibition of the tripod which he received as a prize. Those of Lysicrates and Thrasyllus are still to be seen at Athens.

Of or pertaining to a choir or chorus; singing, sung, or adapted to be sung, in chorus or harmony. Choral service, a service of song.

Of or pertaining to a chord.

Pertaining to choregraphy.

Of the nature of, or pertaining to, chorea; convulsive.

Pertaining to a chorepiscopus or his change or authority.

Pertaining to a choriamb. -- n.

Of or pertaining to a chorus. I remember a choric ode in the Hecuba. Coleridge.

Pertaining to chorography. -- Cho`ro*graph"ic*al*ly, adv.

Pertaining to the choroid coat.

Of or pertaining to or used in chrism.

Pertaining to Christ or his religion; as, Christian people.

Pertaining to, or obtained from, chromium; -- said of the compounds of chromium in which it has its higher valence. Chromic acid, an acid, H2CrO4, analogous to sulphuric acid, not readily obtained in the free state, but forming well known salts, many of which are colored pigments, as chrome yellow, chrome red, etc. --…

Pertaining to, or made by, chromolithography.

Of or pertaining to the chromosphere.