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Che"late (?), a.
(Zoöl.) Same as Cheliferous.

Chel`e*ryth"rine (?), n. [Gr. &?;
celandine + 'eryqro`s red.] (Chem.) An
alkaloidal principle obtained from the celandine, and named from
the red color of its salts. It is a colorless crystalline
substance, and acts as an acrid narcotic poison. It is identical
with sanguinarine.

||Che*lic"e*ra (k&esl;*l&ibreve;s"&esl;*r&adot;),
n.; pl.
Cheliceræ (-rē). [NL., fr. Gr.
chhlh` claw + ke`ras horn.]
(Zoöl.) 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.

Chel"i*don (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
chelidw`n.] (Anat.) The hollow at the
flexure of the arm.

Chel`i*don"ic (?), a. [See
Celandine.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or
derived from, the celandine.

Chelidonic acid, a weak acid extracted
from the celandine (Chelidonium majus), as a white
crystalline substance.


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