Words starting with C

colporrhaphysuturing of a defect in the wall of the vagina
colporrhexisvaginal laceration
colportTo work as a colporteur
colportageThe distribution or selling of publications via carriers, particularly devotional literature.
colporteurA peddler of publications, especially of religious books
colporusA compound aperture on a pollen tube consisting of a colpus and one or more pores.
colposcopeAny of several forms of speculum or endoscope used to examine the tissues of the vagina and cervix.
colposcopicOf or pertaining to colposcopy
colposcopicallyWith a colposcope; upon colposcopy.
colposcopistOne who performs colposcopy, especially as a profession.
colposcopyThe examination of the tissues of the vagina and cervix using a colposcope.
colpospasmvaginismus
colpostatA device that is used to hold something in place within the vagina
colposuspensionThe use of sutures to support the neck of the bladder in order to reduce stress incontinence in women
colpotomySurgical creation of a hole through a vaginal wall.
ColpoysA surname.
colpusA groove sometimes occurring on grains of pollen
ColquhounA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
colquiriiteA trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral white mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, and lithium.
ColquittA surname.
ColrainA town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States.
COLREGSInternational Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, the rules published by the International Maritime Organization to prevent collisions involving boats.
ColridgeA surname
ColsonA surname originating as a patronymic.
ColsterworthA village and civil parish (served by Colsterworth and District Parish Council) in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9324).
ColstonA northern suburb of Glasgow, City of Glasgow council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6069).
ColstripA city in Rosebud County, Montana, United States.
coltA young male horse or similar young male equine, especially just after birth or less than a year old.
coltanA metallic ore, (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆, from which the elements niobium and tantalum are extracted.
ColtaucoA city in Chile.
ColtenA male given name transferred from the surname.
colterA surname.
colterolA beta-adrenergic agonist.
ColtfieldA small settlement between Alves and Burghead, Moray council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ1163).
ColtharpA surname.
colthoodThe state of being a colt; the youth of a (male) horse.
ColthropA suburb of Thatcham, West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU5366).
ColtinA male given name, variant of Colton.
coltishLively, playful and undisciplined (often in a manner judged to be immature).
ColtishallA village and civil parish in Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2720).
coltishlyIn a coltish manner.
coltishnessThe quality of being lively, playful and undisciplined.
coltivirusAny virus of the genus Coltivirus.
coltlikeIn the manner of a colt
ColtnessA northern suburb of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS8056).
ColtonA civil parish and small village in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD3186).
coltpixieA kind of hobgoblin.
ColtrainA surname from Irish.
ColtraneA surname from Irish.
coltsfootAn herbaceous plant, species Tussilago farfara, that grows in Europe and the Middle East; yellow coltsfoot.
coltskinThe skin of a colt.
coltstailA plant of the species Erigeron canadensis.
ColtynA male given name, variant of Colton.
coluberany snake of genus Coluber
colubrariidAny sea snail in the family Colubrariidae.
colubridAny snake in the family Colubridae, completely covered in scales and mostly nonvenomous.
colubriformHaving the form of a snake
colubrineSnakelike.
colubroidAny snake of the superfamily Colubroidea
colubroideanAny snake of the superfamily Colubroidea
ColucaA surname.
ColucciA surname from Italian.
colugoAn arboreal gliding mammal of the family Cynocephalidae of the order Dermoptera, native to Southeast Asia.
colulusA vestigial organ between the spinnerets in some spiders lacking a cribellum.
ColumbaSaint Columba of Iona, one of the Gaelic missionary monks who reintroduced Christianity to Scotland during the Dark Ages.
columbamideThe amide of any of a group of chlorinated fatty acids
columbamineA quaternary isoquinoline alkaloid isolated from Argemone mexicana, (Mexican poppy).
ColumbanSynonym of Columbanian.
ColumbanianOf or relating to Columbanus (543–615), Irish missionary notable for founding a number of monasteries after 590 in the Frankish and Lombard kingdoms.
columbariidAny sea snail in the family Columbariidae.
columbariumA columbary, especially a large and architecturally impressive one for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves, such as those in ancien régime France.
columbaryA pigeon house, pigeon loft, or dovecot.
columbateA salt of columbic acid; a niobate.
columbellidAny snail of the family Columbellidae.
ColumbiaA breed of sheep developed in the United States.
columbiadA form of cannon from the 19th century, mostly used for seacoast protection. It is a large-caliber, smoothbore, muzzle-loading cannon designed for launching shot or shells with heavy charges of powder, at both high and low angles of elevation.
ColumbianOf or pertaining to Christopher Columbus, an explorer who introduced greatly widened contacts between Eurasia and the Americas, or his life or time.
ColumbianaA city, the county seat of Shelby County, Alabama, United States.
columbidAny dove or pigeon in the family Columbidae.
columbiferousThat contains or yields columbium
columbiformHaving the form of a dove or pigeon; of the order Columbiformes.
columbinA white, crystalline, bitter substance, derived from Jatrorrhiza palmata (Columbo root), and other plants.
columbineAny plant of the genus Aquilegia, having distinctive bell-shaped flowers with spurs on each petal.
ColumbinerOne who idolizes the perpetrators of the Columbine High School massacre, with this fascination often expressed on social media in a fandom-like way.
columbinicOf or pertaining to columbinic acid or its derivatives.
columbiteA black mineral that is a mixed iron and manganese niobate and tantalate, and is the main ore of niobium and tantalum.
columbiumFormer name of niobium.
columboA surname from Italian.
columboidResembling a dove or pigeon in the family Columbidae.
ColumbuA surname.
ColumbusA person who makes a great discovery.
columelA small column.
columellaAny of various small structures in plants or animals that are columnar in shape.
columellarOf or pertaining to a columella.
columellateHaving, or resembling a columella
columelliformHaving the form of a columella.
columelloidSimilar to or resembling a columella.
columelloplastyA suture technique to correct caudal septal cartilage dislocation.
columnA solid upright structure designed usually to support a larger structure above it, such as a roof or horizontal beam, but sometimes for decoration.
columnalA disklike part of the stem of a crinoid
columnarHaving the shape of a column.
columnarityThe state or quality of being columnar.
columnarizationThe process, or the result, of columnarizing
columnarizeTo arrange in columns
columnarlyIn columnar fashion.
columnarySynonym of columnar.
columnateto provide with, or put in the form of, columns
columnatedHaving columns; columnar
columneaAny bush in Columnea
columnedHaving columns.
columnellaA small column
columniationAn arrangement or grouping of columns
columniferousBearing columns.
columniformHaving the form of a column.
columnistA regular writer of a column, such as in a magazine or newspaper.
columnisticOf or relating to a columnist.
columnizationFormation into columns or pillars.
columnizeTo format (writing or data) as a series of columns.
columnlessLacking columns.
columnlikeResembling or characteristic of a column.
columnspattern which involves throwing props in the air alternately.
columnstoreA database storage method that stores data tables by columns rather than rows, optimizing for analytical query performance.
columnwiseBy columns; one column at a time.
columnwiselyIn a columnwise manner
ColungaA surname.
colupuloneThe dienone 3,5-dihydroxy-4,6,6-tris(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-2-(2-methylpropanoyl)cyclohexa-2,4-dien-1-one present in hops
coluracetamA nootropic racetam drug with potential use in prevention and treatment of ischemic retinopathy and retinal and optic nerve injury.
colureEither of two great circles (meridians) that intersect at the poles and either the equinoxes or solstices.
ColusaA city, the county seat of Colusa County, California, United States.
colusiteAn isometric-hextetrahedral bronze mineral containing antimony, arsenic, copper, germanium, sulfur, tin, and vanadium.
ColvardA surname.
colvasoneA synthetic corticosteroid used in veterinary medicine
ColverA surname.
ColvileA surname.
ColvilleA surname from Norman.
ColvinA surname.
ColwallA hamlet and civil parish in east Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO7342).
ColwellA surname.
ColwichA village and civil parish in Stafford district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0121).
ColwickA suburban village and civil parish in Gedling borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6140).
ColwillA surname.
ColwinA surname.
colyAny bird of either of the genera Colius or Urocolius, endemic to sub-Saharan Africa.
colydiidAny beetle in the family Colydiidae, now considered to be the zopherid subfamily Colydiinae.
ColyerA surname.
ColyfordA village in Colyton parish, East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY2592).
colymbidAny member of the Colymbidae, an obsolete family made up of two groups of birds that are now known to be not closely related: the grebes (modern Podicipedidae) and the loons/divers (modern Gaviidae).
colymbosaurineAny member of the Colymbosaurinae subfamily of plesiosaurs
ColytonA small town and civil parish in East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY2494).
colyumA column written for a newspaper.

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