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Posted By: wwh chiasmus - 12/10/02 06:18 PM
Rhetoric:two corresponding pairs arranged not in parallels (a-b-a-b) but in inverted order (a-b-b-a); from shape of the Greek
letter chi (X).

*Those gallant men will remain often in my thoughts and in my prayers always. MacArthur

*Renown'd for conquest, and in council skill'd. Cicero

Posted By: wwh Re: chiaus - 12/10/02 06:25 PM
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

chiaus


PRONUNCIATION:
chous, choush
NOUN:
An official Turkish messenger, emissary, or sergeant.
ETYMOLOGY:
Turkish çvu, from Old Turkic chv, announcement.




Posted By: wwh Re:chimerism - 12/10/02 06:30 PM
CHIMERISM BACKGROUND

Pittsburgh, Dec. 18, 1998--Chimerism—the coexistence of donor and
recipient cells—is a major theme of scientific investigation at the University
of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s (UPMC) Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation
Institute. Under the direction of Thomas E. Starzl, M.D., Ph.D., research in
this area has offered significant contributions to the understanding of
transplant immunology. Having laid this groundwork, researchers are
continuing to work toward more scientific and clinical advancement.


Posted By: wwh Re: chirotony - 12/10/02 06:38 PM
"Some theologians restrict Chirotony (Ordination; distinct from cheirothesía/cheiróthesis,
the laying on of hands and vesting that energize a formally valid but simply potential and
not authentic or energized ordination outside of the Church and thus make it authentic
within the Church) to the "priesthood," i.e. to the hieratic orders of deacon, priest (presvýteros,
yeréfs "hiereus"), and bishop (epískopos)."

Posted By: wwh Re: chitin - 12/10/02 06:40 PM
chitin
n.
5Fr chitine < Gr chitbn: see CHITON6 a tough, horny polysaccharide, (C8H13NO5) n, secreted by the epidermis and forming the main bulk of the outer covering of insects, crustaceans, etc.
chi4tin[ous 73!s8
adj.


Posted By: wwh Re: chloasma - 12/10/02 06:43 PM
chloasma
n.
a skin discoloration on the face and chest, resulting from pregnancy, disease, malnutrition, etc.


Posted By: wwh Re:chloromelanite - 12/10/02 07:25 PM
hloromelanite: Specific Gravity 3.3 - 3.5 Moh hardness: 6.5 - 7 NaAlSi2O6

Chloromelanite is a very dark green, appearing black type of iron-rich Jadeite. I have
noticed some people are claiming this is a "type" of jade as is kJadeite and Nephrite.
Because Chloromelanite is Jadeite, it should be called Jadeite. However, just as brown
chalcedony is given the name sard (sometimes corneilian) and red chalcedony the name
carnelian, a varietal name is how Chloromelanite should be viewed.



Posted By: wwh Re: chiasmus - 12/10/02 07:42 PM
chlorophane. A variety of fluorite that exhibits bright-green phosphorescent light if heated.

Posted By: wwh Re: chlorosis - 12/10/02 07:47 PM
chlorosis
n.
5ModL: see CHLOR(O)3 & 3OSIS6
1 an abnormal condition of plants in which the green parts lose their color or turn
yellow as a result of a lack of chlorophyll production due to disease, lack of light, etc.
2a form of iron-deficiency anemia sometimes affecting girls at puberty and causing the skin to
turn a greenish color
chlo[rot$ic 73r9t4ik8
adj.


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