- chal|one
- chal|one «KAL ohn», noun.an internal secretion that inhibits or reduces the activity of an organ.╂[< Greek chalôn, present participle of chalân slacken, let down]
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chal — acros·ti·chal; ar·chal·lax·is; au·ri·chal·cite; bou·chal; chal·a·ra; chal·a·rop·sis; chal·a·zif·er·ous; chal·a·zog·a·my; chal·a·zoid·ite; chal·can·thite; chal·ce·don; chal·ce·don·ic; chal·ced·o·ny; chal·ce·don·yx; chal·chi·huitl; chal·chu·ite;… … English syllables
chal´leng|er — chal|lenge «CHAL uhnj», verb, lenged, leng|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to call to a game or contest; dare: »The champion swimmer challenged anyone in the world to beat him. Our school challenged the neighboring school s team to a match. 2. to call to… … Useful english dictionary
chal´lenge|a|ble — chal|lenge «CHAL uhnj», verb, lenged, leng|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to call to a game or contest; dare: »The champion swimmer challenged anyone in the world to beat him. Our school challenged the neighboring school s team to a match. 2. to call to… … Useful english dictionary
chal|lenge — «CHAL uhnj», verb, lenged, leng|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to call to a game or contest; dare: »The champion swimmer challenged anyone in the world to beat him. Our school challenged the neighboring school s team to a match. 2. to call to fight: »The… … Useful english dictionary
chal´leng|ing|ly — chal|leng|ing «CHAL uhn jihng», adjective. 1. that puts one s strength, will, statements, findings, or evidence to a test; exacting; demanding: »He will respond to his most challenging assignment with diligence and resourcefulness (Newsweek). 2.… … Useful english dictionary
chal|leng|ing — «CHAL uhn jihng», adjective. 1. that puts one s strength, will, statements, findings, or evidence to a test; exacting; demanding: »He will respond to his most challenging assignment with diligence and resourcefulness (Newsweek). 2. that excites… … Useful english dictionary
chal|cid — «KAL sihd», noun, or chalcid fly, any one of a family of very small, four winged insects whose larvae live as parasites on other insects. ╂[< New Latin Chalcides the genus name < Greek chalkós copper (from their color)] … Useful english dictionary
chal|co|gen|ide — «KAL kuh juh nyd, kal KOJ uh nyd», noun, adjective. –n. a compound formed with any of the elements oxygen, sulfur, selenium, and tellurium (group 6A of the periodic table) and another element or radical. –adj. composed of one or more of the… … Useful english dictionary
chal|dron — «CHL druhn», noun. any one of various old British dry measures, ranging at different times and places from 32 to 72 imperial bushels, fixed by law after 1878 at 36, not now used. ╂[earlier chaudern < Old French chauderon. See etym. of doublet… … Useful english dictionary
-one — ⇒ ONE, suff. Suff. tiré à l orig. de la terminaison adaptée de certains termes gr. et servant à former des subst. (gén. en chim., biochim., biol.). A. CHIM. [Sert à former des termes désignant ,,des cétones, sur une base désignant le plus souvent … Encyclopédie Universelle
