Defn: Same as Cheliferous.
CHELERYTHRINE
Chel`e*ryth"rine, n. Etym: [Gr. (Chem.)
Defn: Am alkaloidal principle obtained from the celandine, and named from the red color of its salts, It is a coloriess crystalline substance, and acts as an acrid narcotic poison. It is identical with sanguinarine.
CHELICERA
Che*lic"e*ra, n.; pl. Cheliceræ Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the anterior pair of mouth organs, terminated by a pincherlike claw, in scorpions and allied Arachnida. They are homologous with the falcers of spiders, and probably with the mandibles of insects.
CHELIDON
Chel"i*don, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.)
Defn: The hollow at the flexure of the arm.
CHELIDONIC
Chel`i*don"ic, a. Etym: [See Celandine.] (Chem.)
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the celandine. Cheidonic acid, a weak acid extracted fron the celandine (Chelidonium majus), as a white crystalline substance.
CHELIDONIUS
Chel`i*do"ni*us, n. Etym: [L. (sc. lapillus.)]