Chow may refer to:
* Selected set of
nutrient
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s fed to
animals subjected to laboratory testing
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Chow Chow, a dog breed
* A slang term for
food
Food is any substance consumed by an organism for nutritional support. Food is usually of plant, animal, or fungal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals. The substance is inge ...
in general (such as in the terms "chow down" or "chow hall")
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Chow test, a statistical test for detecting differences between trends in time series
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Chow (unit)
A buddam (also known as a chow) is an obsolete unit of mass used in the pearl trade in Mumbai (formerly Bombay) in the 19th century. A buddam equalled 1/1600 chow, or 1/16 docra.
See also
* List of customary units of measurement in South Asia
R ...
, an obsolete unit of mass in the pearl trade in Mumbai
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Chow (website), a popular online food discussion site
* Chow, an alternate name for the star
Beta Serpentis
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Mr. Chow, an upscale Chinese restaurant chain
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Chow (surname)
Chow is a Chinese and English surname.
Origins
As an English surname, Chow originated as a nickname, from Middle English , meaning "chough" or "jackdaw".
As a Chinese surname, Chow may be a romanisation of the pronunciations in different varie ...
, an English surname, as well as a Latin-alphabet spelling of various Chinese surnames
See also
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Ciao
''Ciao'' ( , ) is an informal salutation in the Italian language that is used for both "hello" and "goodbye".
Originally from the Venetian language, it has entered the vocabulary of English and of many other languages around the world. Its du ...
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Chew (disambiguation)
Chew usually refers to chewing, the process by which food is crushed and ground by teeth.
Chew may also refer to:
Places
* River Chew, in Somerset, England
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Chew'' (comics), an American comic book series
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Chao (disambiguation)
Chao may refer to:
People
* Chao (surname), various Chinese surnames (including 晁 and 巢, as well as non-Pinyin spellings)
* Zhou (surname) (周), may also be spelled Chao
* Zhao (surname) (趙/赵), may also be spelled Chao in Taiwan and Hon ...
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