codirector |
combined form of director. |
codiscover |
combined form of discover. |
codiscoverer |
combined form of discoverer. |
codling1 |
a small apple that is not ripe. |
codling2 |
a young cod. |
codling moth |
a small moth, found nearly worldwide, whose larvae feed on apples, pears, and the like. |
cod-liver oil |
a pale yellow oil obtained from the liver of cod and related fish, often taken as a source of vitamins A and D. |
codon |
in biology, a triplet of nucleotides in the messenger RNA, which specifies amino acids in the synthesis of protein molecules. |
codpiece |
a pouch or flap attached to the front of men's tight-fitting breeches or hose that concealed the crotch. Codpieces were typically used in the fifteen and sixteenth centuries in Europe. |
codrive |
combined form of drive. |
codriver |
combined form of driver. |
coed |
(informal) a woman attending a school, esp. a college, that admits both sexes. [2 definitions] |
coedit |
combined form of edit. |
coeditor |
combined form of editor. |
coeducation |
the schooling of males and females at the same institution and in the same classes. |
coefficient |
the constant part of an algebraic term involving multiplication. [2 definitions] |
coelacanth |
a large bony fish that was thought to be extinct until a living specimen was found in 1938. |
coelenterate |
any of numerous invertebrate animals that have tentacles around the oral opening and a single internal cavity for various bodily functions, such as the jellyfishes, anemones, and corals. |
coeliac |
variant of celiac. |
coelom |
the main body cavity of the higher animals, which contains the viscera. |
coenobite |
variant of cenobite. |