Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z colorbearer A soldier tasked with carrying the flag in battle. colorbreed To breed (plants or animals) selectively to produce new or desired colors. colorburst A generated video signal used to keep the chrominance subcarrier synchronized in a color television signal. colorcast An undesirable tint of color affecting another color in a photograph, due to an incorrect balance. colorcaster color commentator colorectal Of or pertaining to the colorectum. colorectally Via the rectum and colon colorectitis inflammation of the colon and rectum colorectomy The removal of the colon and rectum. colorectoscopic Synonym of proctoscopic. colorectostomy anastomosis of the colon to the rectum colorectum The distal part of the colon together with the rectum colored Having a color. colorer One who colors. colorfast Having colors that have been dyed or applied to the material in a way that will prevent them from being washed out, running, or fading. colorfastness The characteristic of being colorfast. colorfield of, relating to, or characteristic of abstract painting in which large, flat areas of color are spread to cover the entire canvas and dominate over form and texture. colorful Possessing prominent and varied colors. colorfully In a colorful manner. colorfulness The state of being colorful. colorgravure A photogravure in color. coloriferous Producing or transmitting color. colorific That produces colored precipitates colorimeter Any of various instruments designed to determine the color of something, by comparison with standard colors or by spectroscopy. colorimetric Of or pertaining to colorimetry. colorimetrically By means of colorimetry or by using a colorimeter. colorimetrics colorimetry colorimetrist One who is involved in colorimetry. colorimetry The science of measuring colours and assigning them numeric values. colorine A dry, alcoholic extract of madder, consisting essentially of alizarin. coloring That colors something. coloriser Non-Oxford British English spelling of colorizer. colorism Prejudice or bias against persons on the basis of their skin color or complexion, often among persons of the same racial identification. colorist One who colors; an artist with a talent for coloring. coloristic Of, pertaining to, or focused on coloring or an enhanced use of colour coloristically In terms of, or in relation to, color; in a coloristic way colorization An electronic process that adds color to black and white movies. colorize To add color to. colorized Having been given added color. colorizer A device or system that colorizes black and white film or images. colorlessly In a colorless manner. colormaker A maker of paints or dyes; a colorman. colormaking The manufacture of paints or dyes. colormap A lookup table specifying the colors to be used in rendering a palettized image. colorogenic That produces colour (under particular conditions) colorology The scientific study of color. coloron A massive gauge boson that is a color-octet resonance coloroto A rotogravure produced in color. colorous Full of colour. colorphobia Fear, hate, or dislike of people of a particular skin color. colorphobic Exhibiting colorphobia. colorpuke An aesthetic similar to scenecore. colorpuncture A form of alternative medicine in which coloured light is shone on acupoints. colorsome Characterised or marked by color; colorful; (by extension) vibrant; cheerful. colortype A color print that is produced by combining the images from three photo-engraved plates, each contributing a single primary color (red, blue, or yellow). colorum A rebel organization characterized by religious fanaticism. colorway Any of the schemes of two or more colors in which a design is available. colorwise In terms of color. colorwork Knitting involving multiple colors. coloscope a colonoscope coloscopic Of or pertaining to coloscopy. coloscopy colonoscopy Colosi A surname from Italian. Colosimo A surname from Italian. Colosova A commune and village in Transnistria, Moldova. colosphere A spherical bundle of cells from a colorectal cancer tumour, used for pharmaceutical research. colossal Extremely large or on a great scale. colossality The quality of being colossal; hugeness. colossally In a colossal manner, or to a colossal extent. colossalness The quality of being colossal. colossean colossal; very large colossendeid Any sea spider in the family Colossendeidae. colosseum The largest stadium in the Roman empire, located near the center of Rome. Colossian Of, from, or pertaining to, Colossae Colossians The twelfth book of the New Testament of the Bible, an epistle to the people of Colossae which is attributed to Paul the Apostle. colossus A statue of gigantic size. The name was especially applied to certain famous statues in antiquity, as the Colossus of Nero in Rome and the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. colosteid Any tetrapod in the family Colosteidae. colostography An imaging technique that identifies disorders of the colon colostomy An incision into the colon to allow for drainage. colostral Relating to colostrum. colostration Any disorder of infants attributed to the effects of the colostrum colostric Of or relating to colostrum. colostrinin A mixture of polypeptides derived from colostrum colostrogenesis The formation of colostrum, typically in cattle colostrometer A simple device used to analyse colostrum colostrous Of or relating to colostrum. colostrum A form of milk produced by the mammary glands in late pregnancy and the few days after giving birth. colotomic Of or relating to colotomy. colotomy Any incisional operation on the colon. colour Commonwealth and Ireland standard spelling of color. colourable Colourful. colourableness The state or quality of being colourable. colourant A pigment, dye or other colour-altering product added to something. colourate Having colour. colourbound Able to access only squares of one colour (either black or white). coloured British standard spelling of colored. colourful British standard spelling of colorful. colourfulness British standard spelling of colorfulness. colouring Of something that provides colour. colourisation UK standard spelling of colorization. colourise Non-Oxford British standard spelling of colorize. colourish A substance used in gilding to brighten the finish of the gilded object. colourist One who colours; an artist with a talent for colouring colouristical coloristic colourization Canada standard spelling of colorization. colourize Standard spelling of colourise. colourless Having little or no colour. colourlessness The state or quality of being colourless. colourman A man who sells (and, formerly, prepares) an artist's paints. colourpoint Any of several forms of the Siamese cat and closely-related breeds that have dark tips on their extremities. colours Flag denoting the nationality of a vessel, flown from the stern. colourwash A coloured distemper (paint) coloury Having plenty of colour; colorful. colovaginal Relating to the colon and the vagina colovaginoplasty The construction or reconstruction of a vagina using a grafted segment of colon. colovesical Synonym of vesicocolic. colovesicle A colonic vesicle colovesicular Relating to the colon and vesicles. colowre Early Modern spelling of colour. colpate Having one or more colpi, or grooves, on each pollen grain. colpectomy Synonym of vaginectomy. colpenchyma Cellular tissue with sinuous cell walls. colpeurynter An inflatable bag used to dilate the vagina or cervical canal. colpeurysis The dilation of the vagina, as by a colpeurynter. colpindach A two-year-old heifer. colpitis Synonym of vaginitis. Colpman A surname. colpocele A vaginal hernia or prolapse colpocephaly A cephalic disorder involving the disproportionate enlargement of the occipital horns of the lateral cerebroventricles. colpocleisis The surgical closure of the vagina, used to treat prolapse. colpocoxite A coxite on the gonopod of certain millipedes colpocystotomy An incision into the bladder through the vagina colpodean Any member of the Colpodea. colpodellid Any predatory flagellate of the order Colpodellida colpodid Any ciliate of the order Colpodida colpohysterectomy A hysterectomy carried out through the vagina with no incision through the abdomen colpohysteropexy The attachment of the uterus to the peritoneal covering of the vagina. colpohysterotomy A hysterotomy carried out via the vagina. colpomicroscope A form of microscope, inserted via the vagina, used to examine the cervix in situ; a type of colposcope with high magnification. colpomicroscopy microscopy by means of a colpomicroscope colponemid Any protozoan of the order Colponemida colpoperineoplasty repair of the vagina and perineum colpoperineorrhaphy repair of a laceration of the vagina and perineum colpopexy Suture of a prolapsed vagina to the abdominal wall. colpoplastic Relating to colpoplasty. colpoplasty plastic surgery to the vagina colpopoiesis construction of a vagina colporate Having apertures which combine a rounded pore and a colpus, or groove. colporoidate Having colpi (typically of a designated number or type) colporrhagia vaginal hemorrhage