| coca |
either of two shrubs native to the Andes, the dried leaves of which are the source of cocaine and other alkaloids. [2 definitions] |
| cocaine |
a substance extracted from coca leaves and used as a surface anesthetic or, often illegally, as a stimulating drug. |
| cocaptain |
combined form of captain. |
| cocatalyst |
combined form of catalyst. |
| -coccal |
of, concerning, or caused by a (specified) coccus. |
| -coccus |
a round or berry-shaped microorganism. |
| coccus |
a sphere-shaped bacterium. |
| coccyx |
the small triangular bone at the lower end of the spinal column, consisting of several fused vertebrae. |
| cochair |
combined form of chair. |
| cochairman |
combined form of chairman. |
| cochairperson |
combined form of chairperson. |
| cochairwoman |
combined form of chairwoman. |
| cochampion |
combined form of champion. |
| cochin |
one of a large Asiatic breed of domestic fowl with thickly feathered legs. |
| cochineal |
a bright red dye made from the bodies of female scale insects. |
| cochineal insect |
any of a family of tropical insects that feeds on certain cactuses, esp. in Mexico, the female of which is the source of a brilliant red dye. |
| cochlea |
a spiral tube in the inner ear of most mammals, containing the endings of nerves that register sound in the brain. |
| cochleate |
shaped or twisted in a spiral, like a snail shell. |
| cock1 |
the adult male of a chicken or other fowl; rooster. [8 definitions] |
| cock2 |
to tilt to one side or to turn upward, esp. jauntily, alertly, or expectantly. [2 definitions] |
| cock3 |
a cone-shaped stack of hay, straw, or the like. [2 definitions] |