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Chemical oxygen demand (COD)
An indirect measure of the biochemical load exerted on the oxygen content of a body of water when organic wastes are introduced into the water.
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Chelation
Process of binding metallic ions in solution. The binding of metal cations (metal atoms or molecules possessing a positive electrical charge) by toms possessing unshared electrons (thus the electrons can be “donated” to a bond with a cation). The binding of the metal (cation) to the (electron-excess) chelator atom (ligand) results in formation of a…
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Cheese
A food made from mammal’s milk. There are many types of cheeses depending on the amount of moisture, extent of ripening, how it is fermented, and how it is eaten. In the early nineteenth century, it became something of an American custom to honour the president on special occasions by presenting him with a large…
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Cheddar cheese
(Also known as American) A smooth white or orange cheese made from cow’s milk; matures in three months and ripens by bacteria. When she married her cousin Prince Albert in 1840, Queen Victoria received as a wedding present a thousand-pound wheel of cheese, a bizarre gift that helps shed light on why she has, in…
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Chayote
An herbaceous perennial vine related to gourds. The flesh may be baked, stuffed, steamed and sauteed. This vegetable specimen is a diminutive gourd characterized by a compressed neck that spans a few inches in diameter. Its external layer showcases a vivid verdant hue while its delectable and appetizing internal flesh displays a subtle shade of…
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Chateaubriand
A thick slice of beef taken from the middle of the fillet which is grilled and served with garnished potatoes and other vegetables and accompanied by Chateau sauce or Bearnaise sauce.
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Charcuterie
Cold cuts or cold meat slices. Charcuterie sounds elegant, but the word is really just another way of referring to simple cold cuts; first used in English in the mid nineteenth century, charcuterie literally means cooked flesh, deriving from the Old French char, meaning flesh, and cuite, meaning cooked.
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Chapati
Similar to whole wheat tortilla, but much larger in size. A customary local bread fabricated from the entirety of wheat flour, H2O, and NaCl. The mixture is compressed and elongated into wafer-thin sheets, which are molded into circular shapes that are subsequently fried on an unsmeared skillet.
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Chance cause or system cause
Causes that the operator can usually do nothing about because they are built into the process.
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Champagne
Sparkling wine produced from Champagne region in France. Also carbonated wine. The sparkling wine known since the seventeenth century as champagne takes its name from Champagne, the region in northeast France where it is produced. In turn, the name of the French region arose as a borrowing of Campania, an Italian province whose name derives…
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