Chinese checkers
Chinese chequers | a board game in which each player tries to move a set of marbles through a set of holes from one point of a six-pointed star to the opposite point |
| anti-takeover defense | resistance to or defense against a hostile takeover |
| anti-war movement | a campaign against entering or continuing a war |
| Chinese Revolution | the republican revolution against the Manchu dynasty in China, - |
Chinese alligator
Alligator sinensis | small alligator of the Yangtze valley of China having unwebbed digits |
Chinese goose
Anser cygnoides | very large wild goose of northeast Asia, interbreeds freely with the greylag |
Chinese paddlefish
Psephurus gladis | fish of larger rivers of China similar to the Mississippi paddlefish |
anti-G suit
G suit | worn by fliers and astronauts to counteract the forces of gravity and acceleration |
anti-inflammatory
anti-inflammatory drug | a medicine intended to reduce inflammation |
| anti-submarine rocket | a shipboard system to fire rockets at submarines |
| anti-TNF compound | a class of drugs that block the action of tumor necrosis factor (TNF), used in cases of rheumatoid arthritis because TNF instigates inflammation of the joints |
| Chinese lantern | a collapsible paper lantern in bright colors, used for decorative purposes |
| Chinese puzzle | intricate or ingenious puzzle consisting of boxes within boxes |
Chinese Wall
Great Wall
Great Wall of China | a fortification , miles long built across northern China in the rd century BC, it averages meters in width |
fragmentation bomb
antipersonnel bomb
anti-personnel bomb
daisy cutter | a bomb with onlytoper cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments, most effective against troops and vehicles |
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
NSAID | an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids, NSAIDs inhibit the activity of both Cox- and Cox- enzymes |
stabilizer bar
anti-sway bar | a rigid metal bar between the front suspensions and between the rear suspensions of cars and trucks, serves to stabilize the chassis |
tail rotor
anti-torque rotor | rotor consisting of a rotating airfoil on the tail of a singleotor helicopter, keeps the helicopter from spinning in the direction opposite to the rotation of the main rotor |
virility drug
anti-impotence drug | drug to treat impotence attributable to erectile dysfunction |
anti-Semitism
antisemitism | the intense dislike for and prejudice against Jewish people |
| anti-Catholicism | a religious orientation opposed to Catholicism |
| anti-drug law | a law forbidding the sale or use of narcotic drugs |
| anti-virus program | a computer program that checks a computer for viruses and prevents their spread |
| Chinese | any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China, regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system |
Mandarin
Mandarin Chinese
Mandarin dialect
Beijing dialect | the dialect of Chinese spoken in Beijing and adopted as the official language for all of China |
Tai Nuea
Chinese Shan
Dehong Dai | a branch of the Tai languages |
Chinese cabbage
celery cabbage
Chinese celery | elongated head of crisp celery-like stalks and light green leaves |
kiwi
kiwi fruit
Chinese gooseberry | fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh |
jujube Chinese date
Chinese jujube | dark red plumlike fruit of Old World buckthorn trees |
coriander
Chinese parsley
cilantro | parsley-like herb used as seasoning or garnish |
| Chinese mustard | very hot prepared mustard |
Chinese anise
star anise
star aniseed | anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Asian cooking and medicine |
Chinese brown sauce
brown sauce | a sauce based on soy sauce |
fried rice
Chinese fried rice | boiled rice mixed with scallions and minced pork or shrimp and quickly scrambled with eggs |
Japanese Red Army
JRA
Anti-Imperialist International Brigade | a terrorist group organized into overthrow the Japanese government and monarchy and to foment world revolution, is said to have close ties with Palestinian terrorists, in the Japanese Red Army was responsible for a massacre at an airport in Israel |
| Anti-Masonic Party | a former political party in the United States, founded in in opposition to Freemasonry in public affairs |
| Chinese deity | a deity worshipped by the ancient Chinese |
| Chinese | a native or inhabitant of Communist China or of Nationalist China |
| anti | a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.), the antis smelled victory after a long battle |
| anti-American | a person who is opposed to the United States and its policies |
anti-Semite
Jew-baiter | someone who hates and would persecute Jews |
philistine anti-intellectual
lowbrow | a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits |
cassia bark
Chinese cinnamon | aromatic bark of the cassia-bark tree, less desirable as a spice than Ceylon cinnamon bark |
star anise
Chinese anise
Illicium verum | small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative |
saucer magnolia
Chinese magnolia
Magnolia soulangiana | large deciduous shrub or small tree having large open rosy to purplish flowers, native to Asia, prized as an ornamental in eastern North America |
Chinese evergreen
Japanese leaf
Aglaonema modestum | erect or partially climbing herb having large green or variegated leaves |
Chinese angelica
Chinese angelica tree
Aralia stipulata | similar to American angelica tree but less prickly, China |
chinese mustard
indian mustard
leaf mustard
gai choi
Brassica juncea | Asiatic mustard used as a potherb |
Chinese cabbage
celery cabbage
napa
pe-tsai
Brassica rapa pekinensis | plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery, used as a vegetable in east Asia |
bok choy
bok choi
pakchoi
pak choi
Chinese white cabbage
Brassica rapa chinensis | Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves |