CHALAZIFEROUS
Chal`a*zif"er*ous, a. Etym: [Chalaza + -ferous.]
Defn: Having or bearing chalazas.
CHALAZION
Cha*la"zi*on, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Defn: A small circumscribed tumor of the eyelid caused by retention of secretion, and by inflammation of the Melbomian glands.
CHALAZOGAMY
Chal`a*zog"a*my, n. [Chalaza + -gamy, as in polygamy.] (Bot.)
Defn: A process of fecundation in which the pollen tube penetrates to the embryosac through the tissue of the chalaza, instead of entering through the micropyle. It was originally discovered by Treub in Casuarina, and has since been found to occur regularly in the families Betulaceæ and Juglandaceæ. Partial chalazogamy is found in Ulmus, the tube here penetrating the nucleus midway between the chalaza and micropyle. —Chal`a*zo*gam"ic (#), a.
CHALCANTHITE
Chal*can"thite, n. Etym: [L. chalcanthum a solution of blue vitriol,
Gr. (Min.)
Defn: Native blue vitriol. See Blue vitriol, under Blue.
CHALCEDONIC
Chal"ce*don"ic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to chalcedony.