| 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. |
| coenzyme |
in biochemistry, a small organic compound necessary to the function of an enzyme. |
| coequal |
equal in some quality or rank. [2 definitions] |
| coerce |
to persuade or pressure (a person) to do something by using threats, intimidation, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| coercion |
the act of persuading or pressuring a person to do something by using threats, intimidation, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| coercive |
of or using coercion. |
| coeternal |
combined form of eternal. |