Words starting with C

collocantA word which collocates with another.
collocatableCapable of being collocated.
collocate(said of certain words) To be often used together, form a collocation; for example strong collocates with tea.
collocationThe grouping or juxtaposition of things, especially words or sounds.
collocationalOf or pertaining to collocation.
collocationallyIn a collocational manner
collocativeOf , pertaining to, or representing a collocation.
collocatorA word which often or regularly collocates with another word.
collocatoryRelating to collocation.
collochemistrycolloidal chemistry.
collocutionAn instance of multiple people speaking to each other; a conversation or conference.
collocutorAny of the people engaged in a conversation.
collocutoryRelating to colloquy; conversational.
collocyteAny of various cells that produce gluey substances, that bind or capture prey or objects by securing them with gluey materials and structures, or that simply have a smooth and gelatinous appearance.
collodarianA unicellular organism, similar to a radiolarian, of the order Collodaria
collodiaphysealRelating to the neck and shaft (diaphysis) of a long bone (especially the femur).
collodictyonidAny aquatic unicellular organism of the family Collodictyonidae
collodiochlorideAn emulsion of silver chloride in collodion, formerly used in photographic printing.
collodionA syrupy solution of nitrocellulose (pyroxylin) in alcohol and ether that evaporates on a surface to form a clear elastic film; used in surgical dressings, photographic plates and lacquer paints.
collodionizationThe process of collodionizing.
collodionizeTo prepare or treat with collodion.
collodiotypeA picture obtained by the collodion process; a melanotype or ambrotype.
colloformHaving a rounded, finely banded texture formed by rhythmic precipitation.
collogueTo coax (someone); also, to flatter (someone).
colloidGlue-like; gelatinous.
colloidalOf, pertaining to, or consisting of a colloid.
colloidalityThe state or quality of being colloidal.
colloidallyWith respect to colloids.
colloidizationThe process of colloidizing.
colloidizeTo convert into a colloid.
colloidochemicalRelating to colloidal chemistry.
colloidoclasticSynonym of anaphylaxic.
colloidosmoticSynonym of oncotic.
colloidosomeA selectively permeable capsule composed of colloidal particles.
CollomA surname.
CollombattiA locality in the Kempsey council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
ColloncuranAn age from 15.5 or 13.8 million years ago, a subdivision of the Miocene.
collonemamyxoma
collongiteA mixture of phosgene and stannic chloride or arsenic trichloride, once used as a poison gas.
colloniidAny gastropod in the family Colloniidae.
CollooneyA town in County Sligo, Ireland (Irish grid ref G 6726).
collopA slice of meat.
collopedHaving ridges or bunches of flesh, like collops.
collophaniteSynonym of collophane.
collophoreA sucker-like organ on the ventral side of the abdomen of springtails belonging to the Collembola.
colloppingA flogging.
CollopyA surname.
colloqueTo hold colloquy; to converse.
colloquentOne who takes part in a colloquy.
colloquiaa plural of colloquium
colloquialCharacteristic of familiar conversation, of common parlance; informal.
colloquialeseCharacteristically colloquial or informal language; plain speech
colloquialismA colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression.
colloquialistA good conversationalist.
colloquialityThe state or condition of being colloquial; colloquialness.
colloquializationThe process or result of making colloquial.
colloquializeTo render colloquial.
colloquializingconverting into a colloquial or informal register.
colloquiallyIn a colloquial manner.
colloquialnessThe state or quality of being colloquial.
colloquistOne who takes part in a colloquy
colloquiumA colloquy; a meeting for discussion.
colloquizeTo take part in a colloquy
colloquyA conversation or dialogue.
collosolA colloidal preparation of an insoluble material
collothalamicRelating to the collothalamus.
collothalamusThe caudal division of the dorsal thalamus in anamniotes
collothunAn old Persian unit equal to 1.809 gallons.
collotypeA dichromate-based photographic process formerly used for large-volume mechanical printing.
collotypicof, or pertaining to collotype
collowTo make foul or dirty; begrime as with the smut of coal; blacken.
colloxylinSynonym of pyroxylin.
colloxylineA form of nitrocellulose used in the manufacture of collodion
collsA surname originating as a patronymic.
colluctancySynonym of colluctation: struggling, conflict, strife.
colluctationstruggling, conflict, strife
colludeto act in concert with; to conspire.
colluderOne who colludes; one who conspires.
colludingThat colludes
colludinglycollusively
collumA neck, cervix, or neckline part or process.
CollumsA surname.
collunariumA medicated solution to be applied in the nostrils, either as a wash, spray, or as drops.
ColluraA surname from Italian.
collusionA private, cooperative agreement or arrangement between groups that otherwise maintain the pretense of competition, contention or non-cooperation.
collusiveSecretly acting together for a fraudulent or illegal purpose.
collusivelyin a collusive manner; fraudulently through collusion
collusivenessThe quality or state of being collusive.
collusorycollusive
collutoriumSynonym of mouthwash.
collutoryA mouthwash.
colluvialOf or pertaining to colluvium
colluviariumOpenings for ventilation in Ancient Roman aqueducts.
colluviateTo undergo colluviation
colluviatedThat has undergone colluviation
colluviationThe build-up of colluvium at the base of a hillslope.
colluvieseffluvium
colluviumA loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope.
collyBlack as coal.
collybioidSimilar to those of species of the genus Collybia.
collybistA money changer.
collybistinA protein that acts as a regulator of the localization of gephyrin.
CollyerA surname originating as an occupation, variant of Collier.
CollyhurstAn inner suburb of the City of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8500).
CollymoreA surname.
CollynsA surname originating as a patronymic.
CollyridianOf or relating to Collyridianism.
CollyridianismAn alleged Early Christian heretical movement in Arabia whose adherents apparently worshipped the Virgin Mary as a goddess.
collyriumA lotion or liquid wash used as a cleanser for the eyes; an eye-salve.
collywestContrary; opposite; the wrong way round.
CollywestonA village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in East Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SK9902).
collywobbledSuffering from the collywobbles; nervous or uneasy.
collywobblesA stomach ache or an upset stomach.
ColmA male given name from Irish.
ColmaAn incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, United States, notable for its cemeteries.
colmadoA corner store.
ColmanA male given name from Irish.
ColmarA city, the capital of the department of Haut-Rhin, Alsace, region of Grand Est, eastern France.
colmascopeAn instrument for visualising stressed regions, especially internal regions, in substances such as glass, by detecting differences in the degree of rotation of the plane of polarisation, generally by placing the object between crossed polarizers.
colmatageThe deliberate introduction of silty water over low-lying land to build it up by deposition.
colmatationThe impermeable state of an originally porous medium, after it has been effectively clogged, usually by fine particles as a result of the process of colmation, though multiple causes might combine, such as swelling of clay or intrusion of asphalt.
colmationA process of progressive clogging of a porous medium by fine particles such as might occur in groundwater passing through, thereby reducing the medium's porosity and, accordingly, its permeability.
ColmenaresA surname from Spanish.
ColmeneroA surname from Spanish.
ColmworthA village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL106585).
ColnA river in Gloucestershire, England, which flows into the River Thames.
ColnbrookA village in Colnbrook with Poyle parish, Slough borough, Berkshire, England; formerly in Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref TQ0277).
ColneA village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL3776).
coloco-location
coloadedloaded with two or more different things
coloanalRelating to the colon and anus.
ColoaneAn island in southern Macau.
colobidAny member of the Colobidae.
colobinanAny monkey of the subfamily Colobinae
colobineAny Old World monkey of the subfamily Colobinae.
colobodontidAny extinct fish in the family Colobodontidae.
colobognathanAny millipede of the subterclass Colobognatha.
colobomaAn abnormal hole present from birth in one of the structures of the eye, such as the lens, eyelid, or retina.
colobomatousRelated to coloboma
colobronchialRelating to the colon and the bronchi.
colobusAny of several African monkeys of the genera Colobus, Piliocolobus, and Procolobus.
colocaecalRelating to the colon and the caecum
colocalizationThe state of colocalizing, occurring within the same cell or cellular region.
colocalizeTo occur together in the same cell.
colocasiaTaro; eddo.
ColochoA surname.
colocolicRelating to two parts of the colon.
colocoloLeopardus colocola, a small striped cat native to western central South America.
colocolonicOf two ends of the colon.
colocolostomyA surgery in which two parts of the colon are connected together to restore or create continuity of intestinal flow after a damaged or diseased section is removed.

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