| colostomy |
a surgical opening cut into the colon to allow excretion, usu. made when the rectum is blocked or after surgery for colon cancer. |
| colostrum |
the yellowish milk secreted by a female mammal in the first few days after the birth of young, that is esp. rich in immune factors and protein. |
| colour |
a spelling of "color" used in Canada and Britain. See "color" for more information. |
| colt |
a young male horse, esp. one younger than four years old. [2 definitions] |
| colter |
the blade or wheel on the front of a plowshare that cuts a line in the sod. |
| coltish |
having a playful nature; lively or frolicsome, like a colt. |
| coltsfoot |
a widespread perennial weed, named for the shape of its leaves. |
| Columbia |
a river that flows from British Columbia, along the Washington-Oregon border, and into the Pacific. [2 definitions] |
| columbine |
any of several plants related to the buttercup, bearing varicolored flowers having five spurred petals. |
| columbium |
see "niobium." |
| Columbus |
the capital of Ohio. |
| Columbus Day |
a U.S. holiday, usu. observed on the second Monday in October, that commemorates Christopher Columbus's discovery of the New World. |
| column |
a regularly appearing article or editorial in a newspaper or magazine. [5 definitions] |
| columniation |
the architectural use of columns, or an arrangement of columns in a structure. |
| columnist |
a writer or editor of a regular column or feature in a newspaper or magazine. |
| colure |
either of the two great circles of the celestial sphere that intersect at the poles, one passing through the solstices and the other through the equinoxes. |
| colza |
any of several plants, esp. rape, whose seeds produce oil used in salad dressings and lubricants. [2 definitions] |
| com- |
with; together; jointly. [2 definitions] |
| coma1 |
a prolonged, deep state of unconsciousness resulting from disease, injury, poisoning, or the like. |
| coma2 |
the cloud around a comet's nucleus; the head of a comet. [3 definitions] |
| comal |
in botany, of or pertaining to terminal tufts, such as the silky hairs at the ends of some seeds or the bracts at the top of a pineapple. |