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 coruscance Glittering; giving forth of intermittant flashes of light. coruscancy Synonym of coruscance. coruscant Emitting flashes of light; glittering. coruscate To give off light; to reflect in flashes; to sparkle. coruscating Synonym of coruscation. coruscatingly In a coruscating manner. coruscation A sudden display of brilliance; a flashing of light; a sparkle. Corvallis A census-designated place in Ravalli County, Montana, United States, named by settlers from Oregon. corvee Unpaid labor required by a feudal lord. corver A person who makes corves, or coal baskets. Corvera A surname. corvesor A shoemaker. corvette A flush-decked warship of the 17th-18th centuries having a single tier of guns; it ranked next below a frigate; called in the United States navy a sloop-of-war. corvetto A curvet; a leap. corvid Pertaining to or resembling the Corvidae. corviform Resembling a crow or raven; corvine. Corvin A surname. corvina Any of various fish, including Cilus gilberti, Larimichthys polyactis, and members of the genera Cynoscion and Isopisthus. corvine Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of crows or ravens. Corvino A surname. corvorant Synonym of cormorant. corvus A hooked ram for destroying walls. corvusite A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, sodium, and vanadium. Corwen A small town and community with a town council in Denbighshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ0743). Corwin A surname. Corwith A minor city in Hancock County, Iowa, United States. cory Any fish belonging to the genus Corydoras, a group of South American freshwater catfish. Corybantian Synonym of corybantic. corybantiasm A kind of frenzy in which the patient is tormented by fantastic visions and lack of sleep. corybantic frenetic, ecstatic and orgiastic corybantine Synonym of corybantic. corybantism corybantic behaviour Corybas The son of Iasion and the goddess Cybele, who gave his name to the Korybants. corycaeid Any copepod in the family Corycaeidae. Corycia A naiad who lived on Mount Parnassus. Corycian Of or relating to Corycia Corycus A mountain in Ionia, Greece corydaldine A bicyclic isoquinoline ketone alkaloid with IUPAC name 6,7-dimethoxy-3,4-dihydro-2H-isoquinolin-1-one corydalid Any member of the Corydalidae, the dobsonflies and fishflies. corydaline A bioactive isoquinoline alkaloid. corydalis Any member of the genus Corydalis of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the fumewort family. corydalmine An alkaloid compound, C₁₈H₁₉NO₃, primarily found in plants of the Corydalis genus, which has been studied for its potential analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties. corydine An aporphinoid alkaloid found in Glaucium fimbrilligerum. Corydon A male given name from Greek, notably used as a stock name for a shepherd in pastorals, in particular a shepherd whose love for a boy is described in Virgil's Eclogues. corydoras Any of the genus Corydoras of small freshwater tropical catfish often kept in aquariums. Coryell A surname. corylaceous Of or relating to the Corylaceae. corylifolin The phytoestrogen phenol 4-[(1E)-3,3-dimethylpenta-1,4-dienyl]phenol present in Psoralea corylifolia corylophid Any member of the family Corylophidae of minute hooded beetles. corymb A cluster of flowers with a flat or convex top. corymbed Having corymbs. corymbia Any of various myrtaceous plants of the genus Corymbia. corymbiated Having a corymb. corymbiferous Bearing corymbs of flowers or fruit. corymbiform Having the form of a corymb corymbose Consisting of, or resembling, corymbs. corymbosely In corymbs. corymbous In the form of a corymb. corymbulose Arranged in small corymbs. corymbus A topknot anciently worn by girls in their hair. corynanthidine rauwolscine corynanthine An alkaloid found in plants of the genera Rauvolfia and Corynanthe (syn. Pausinystalia). corynebacterial Of or relating to the corynebacteria. corynebacteriophage A DNA-containing bacteriophage specific for corynebacteria. corynebacteriosis infection by Corynebacterium species corynebacterium Any bacterium, of the genus Corynebacterium, many of which are pathogenic or parasitic. corynebactin A derivative of enterobactin present in some gram-positive bacteria coryneform Any bacterium of the genus Corynebacterium corynephage A DNA-containing bacteriophage present in corynebacteria. corynetoxin Any of a group of toxic antibiotics present in ryegrass corynexochid Any trilobite of the order †Corynexochida. corynexochoid Of a trilobite, of the order Corynexochida. corynid Any member of the family Corynidae of hydrozoans. corynomycolate Any salt or ester of corynomycolic acid corynoxine The alkaloid methyl (E)-2-[(3R,6'R,7'S,8'aS)-6'-ethenyl-2-oxospiro[1H-indole-3,1'-3,5,6,7,8,8a-hexahydro-2H-indolizine]-7'-yl]-3-methoxyprop-2-enoate used in Chinese medicine coryphaenid Any dolphinfish in the family Coryphaenidae. coryphaeus The conductor or leader of the chorus of a drama. coryphene A fish of the genus Coryphaena. corypheus The conductor or leader of the dramatic chorus in Ancient Greece. coryphodont Any of the genus †Coryphodon of the world's first group of large browsing mammals. coryphoid Any palm of the subfamily Coryphoideae. corystid Any crab in the family Corystidae. corystosperm Any extinct seed fern of the family Corystospermaceae corystospermaceous Of or relating to the Corystospermaceae. Coryton A northern suburb of Cardiff, Wales (OS grid ref ST1481). corytophanid Any lizard in the family Corytophanidae; a casquehead or helmeted lizard. corytophanine Any lizard of the genus Corytophanes corytuberine An aporphine alkaloid found in the family Hernandiaceae of flowering plants. coryza Inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the nasal cavity, usually causing a running nose, nasal congestion and loss of smell. coryzal Pertaining to coryza. Corzine A surname. Corzo A surname. cos Synonym of romaine lettuce, a long-leaved variety of lettuce. cosahui A shrub of the Sonoran Desert, Calliandra eriophylla, having pink or white powder-puff flowers, also known as fairy duster. cosalite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing bismuth, lead, and sulfur. Cosao A small Loloish language spoken in China and Laos. cosaque A cracker bonbon. cosavirus Any virus of the genus Cosavirus Cosby A village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP5495). coscenarist A joint scenarist; a screenwriter working with another on the same project. Coscia A surname. coscinasteroside A particular steroid glycoside. coscinomancy Divination by the use of a suspended sieve sometimes from tongs or shears. The movement of the sieve when a person's name or word is spoken is interpreted. coscoroba An anatid bird, Coscoroba coscoroba, of the monotypic genus Coscoroba and the only swan not belonging to Cygnus. Coscosnong A barangay of Santa Cruz, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. coscreenplay A jointly written screenplay. coscreenwriter Someone who cooperates with one or more other people in screenwriting coscript To write (a script) together with someone cose To make oneself cosy; to be snug. coseasonal During a season. coseasonally During a season. cosecant In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the sine of an angle. Symbols: cosec, csc cosecreted secreted along with another material cosecretion Concurrent secretion, as for example with secretion of both growth hormone and prolactin in some pituitary adenomas containing multiple cell lineages. cosection The left inverse of a morphism. cosediment To sediment together cosedimentation sedimentation along with another material coseeded seeded along with another material cosegmentation The segmentation of two or more images cosegregate To segregate (be inherited) together cosegregated transmitted to the next generation along with another cosegregating Describing closely linked genes that are inherited together. cosegregation The transmission of two or more linked genes on a chromosome to the same daughter cell leading to the inheritance by the offspring of these genes together. coseismal Of or pertaining to a line on a map connecting places simultaneously affected by a seismic event. coseismic During an earthquake coseismically In a coseismic manner coselection The simultaneous selection of two or more things Coseley A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SO9494). coself Gender-neutral object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject, grammatically equivalent to himself or herself. cosemisimple dual to something semisimple. cosensitization Simultaneous sensitization to two or more materials cosentential Within the same sentence. cosentient Perceiving together. Cosentino A surname from Italian. Cosenza A city and province of Calabria, Italy. coset The set that results from applying a group's binary operation with a given fixed element of the group on each element of a given subgroup. cosettler A joint settler; one who settles in a territory with another person or other people. cosexual Producing both pollen and ovules. cosexuality The condition of being cosexual cosey A surname. cosfamous Well-known within the cosplay community. Cosford A village and RAF station, mostly in Donington parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7905). Cosgrave A surname. Cosgriff A surname from Irish. Cosgrove A surname. cosh A weapon made of leather-covered metal similar to a blackjack. Cosham A northern suburb of Portsmouth, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU6605). cosharer One who shares something with one or more others. cosheaf The dual of a sheaf. cosher To levy certain exactions or tribute upon; to lodge and eat at the expense of.