CommonParlance
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Ordinary-language usages. Seeded from the Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025, CC BY 4.0.
Context admission
Admitted. Context admission is separate from purpose assessments and factual verdicts.
Why maintain this knowledge?
No justification recorded. This does not mean the knowledge is unjustified; no applicable assessment has been adopted.
Particular uses
These assessments concern specific investigations, audiences, or applications. They do not replace the default justification or authorize other uses.
No particular uses recorded here.
Review or propose an assessment
Purpose authoring is optional. Propose a more specific default or a particular use only when there is something more specific to say. Each proposal includes its scope and reasoning in one market.
Purpose assessments are separate from factual reasoning and context admission. A missing or denied purpose does not change a factual verdict or prevent context creation.
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chloroform in CommonParlance
- definition a volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an anesthetic
- definition anesthetize with chloroform
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chlorofucin in CommonParlance
- definition the chlorophyll present in brown algae, diatoms, and flagellates
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chlorohydric acid in CommonParlance
- definition an aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride; a strongly corrosive acid
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chlorophyl in CommonParlance
- definition any of a group of green pigments found in photosynthetic organisms; there are four naturally occurring forms
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chlorophyll in CommonParlance
- definition any of a group of green pigments found in photosynthetic organisms; there are four naturally occurring forms
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chlorophyll a in CommonParlance
- definition a blue-black plant pigment having a blue-green alcohol solution; found in all higher plants
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chlorophyll b in CommonParlance
- definition a dark-green plant pigment having a brilliant green alcohol solution; generally characteristic of higher plants
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chlorophyll c in CommonParlance
- definition the chlorophyll present in brown algae, diatoms, and flagellates
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chlorophyll d in CommonParlance
- definition the chlorophyll found (together with chlorophyll a) in red algae
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chlorophyllose in CommonParlance
- definition relating to or being or containing chlorophyll
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chlorophyllous in CommonParlance
- definition relating to or being or containing chlorophyll
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chlorophyte in CommonParlance
- definition algae that are clear green in color; often growing on wet ricks or damp wood or the surface of stagnant water
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chloropicrin in CommonParlance
- definition a heavy colorless insoluble liquid compound that causes tears and vomiting; used as a pesticide and as tear gas
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chloroplast in CommonParlance
- definition plastid containing chlorophyll and other pigments; in plants that carry out photosynthesis
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chloroplatinate in CommonParlance
- definition any salt of chloroplatinic acid.
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chloroprene in CommonParlance
- definition derivative of butadiene used in making neoprene by polymerization
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chloroquine in CommonParlance
- definition an antimalarial drug used to treat malaria and amebic dysentery and systemic lupus erythematosus
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chlorosis in CommonParlance
- definition iron deficiency anemia in young women; characterized by weakness and menstrual disturbances and a green color to the skin
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chlorothiazide in CommonParlance
- definition a diuretic drug (trade name Diuril) used in the treatment of edema and hypertension
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chlorotic in CommonParlance
- definition of or pertaining to or suffering from chlorosis
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chlorous acid in CommonParlance
- definition (HClO2) a strongly oxidizing acid; known only in solution
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chlorpheniramine maleate in CommonParlance
- definition an antihistamine (trade names Coricidin and Chlor-Trimeton)
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chlorpromazine in CommonParlance
- definition a drug (trade name Thorazine) derived from phenothiazine that has antipsychotic effects and is used as a sedative and tranquilizer
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chlorpyrifos in CommonParlance
- definition a common organophosphate insecticide
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chlortetracycline in CommonParlance
- definition a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trade name Aureomycin) used to treat certain bacterial and rickettsial diseases