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 cosmophobia The fear or dread of outer space. cosmophobic Exhibiting cosmophobia; being afraid of outer space. cosmophysiological Relating to cosmophysiology. cosmophysiology A belief system that links parts of the human body to the external universe or cosmos. cosmoplastic Pertaining to or concerned with the formation of the universe or world; cosmogonic. cosmopod A type of spacecraft. cosmopoietic Referring to the creation/formation of the universe or world. cosmopolicy cosmopolitanism cosmopolis An important city, such as a capital city, inhabited by people from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds. cosmopolitan Inclusive; affecting the whole world. cosmopolitanism The idea that all of humanity belongs to a single moral community. cosmopolitanist Of or relating to cosmopolitanism. cosmopolitanization The process of making something cosmopolitan. cosmopolitanize To make cosmopolitan. cosmopolitanly In a cosmopolitan manner. cosmopolitanness The state or quality of being cosmopolitan; cosmopolitanism. cosmopolite One who is at home in every place; a citizen of the world; a cosmopolitan person. cosmopolitical Relating to cosmopolitics. cosmopolitics global politics cosmopolitism cosmopolitanism cosmopolity Government without reference to nations and nationalities; global polity. cosmoport A spaceport or cosmodrome. cosmopterigid Any moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. cosmorama An exhibition of perspective images of different places in the world, using various optical effects. cosmoramic Of or pertaining to a cosmorama. cosmorganic Of or relating to the Fechnerian concept of the universe as a living organism. cosmorita A cocktail blending elements of a cosmopolitan and a margarita. cosmos The universe regarded as a system with harmony and order. cosmosophy Knowledge or understanding of the cosmos. Cosmospeak The characteristic jargon and copy style of Cosmopolitan magazine. cosmosphere An apparatus from the 19th century for showing the position of the Earth in relation to the stars, consisting of a hollow glass globe marked with stars and constellations, surrounding a terrestrial globe. cosmotheism Pantheism. cosmotheist A proponent of cosmotheism. cosmotheistic Of or relating to cosmotheism. cosmotheology Study of the relationship between the divine and the universe. cosmothetic Assuming or positing the actual existence or reality of the physical or external world. cosmothetical Synonym of cosmothetic. cosmotini A cocktail that is a cross between a cosmopolitan and a martini. cosmotron A proton synchrotron cosmotropical Occurring throughout the tropics cosmovision The cosmic worldview of a society or civilization. cosmovisional Of or relating to a cosmovision. cosmozoa hypothetical seeds or spores that led to the beginning of life, said to have reached Earth through space cosmozoan A proponent of cosmozoism. cosmozoic Relating to cosmozoa. cosmozoism The belief that the cosmos is a living thing. Cosnard A surname from French. Cosner A surname. cosolute One of two or more solutes in the same solution cosolvent A second solvent added in small quantities to enhance the solvent power of the primary solvent. cosonicate To sonicate along with another cosonicated sonicated along with another cosovereign A joint sovereign. cosovereignty joint sovereignty; a situation where there is more than one sovereign over a territory cospan The dual of a span. cospatial Occupying the same space. cospatially In the same space. cospecialize To specialize jointly. cospeciate To speciate with another cospeciation An event that occurs when a symbiotic relationship between two organisms leads to a change creating a new species in the process. cospecies Shared by two or more species. cospectral isospectral cospectrality Synonym of isospectrality. Cospeito A parish and municipality of Lugo, Galicia, Spain. Cosper A surname. cosphere A cybotactic region of a solution. cosplay The art or practice of costuming oneself as a (usually fictional) character. cosplayer One who takes part in cosplay. cosplaytriot Someone who tries and fails to act like a patriot. cosponsor A joint sponsor. cosponsorship Joint sponsorship by more than one party. coss A measure of distance, varying from one and a quarter to two and a half English miles. cossack A member or descendant of an originally (semi-)nomadic population of Eastern Europe and the adjacent parts of Asia, formed in part of runaways from neighbouring countries, that eventually settled in parts of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Russian tsarist Empire and constituted a military caste, particularly in areas now comprising southern Russia and Ukraine. Cossackdom The realm or sphere of Cossacks. Cossackia The regions traditionally inhabited by the Cossack people. Cossackry Cossacks considered collectively and as a distinct group. cossae A kind of cotton cloth from India. Cossaean Of or relating to the Cossaei. Cossaei A warlike tribe of Susiana. Cossall A village and civil parish in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK4842). cosset To treat like a pet; to overly indulge. cosseted Pampered. cosseter One who cossets. cosseting The act by which somebody is cosseted or pampered. cossette One of the thin strips into which sugar beets are cut as part of the sugar-making process. Cossey A surname. cossic Of or relating to algebra. cossical Cossic; relating to algebra. cossid A courier or messenger. cossie A swimming costume. cossike spelling of cossic. Cossimbazar A major European trading centre in India; now a suburban area of Berhampore City in West Bengal. Cossin A surname. Cossington A village and civil parish in Charnwood borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK6013). Cossins A surname. Cossio A surname. cossist A practitioner of proto-algebra in Renaissance and Early Modern Europe. cossyrite Synonym of aenigmatite. cost To incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price. costa Synonym of rib. Costabile A surname. costable For which a monetary cost may be assessed. costage price costain To stain with two or more stains costained stained with two or more stains costaining staining using two or more stains costal Pertaining to a rib. Costales A surname from Spanish. costalgia pain in the ribs, or the costal muscles costally In terms of the ribs or costae. costamere A structural-functional component of striated muscle cells which connects the sarcomere of the muscle to the sarcolemma. costameric Relating to costameres. costamerogenesis The formation and development of costameres Costanoan A member of the Ohlone people, native to the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Areas, California. Costantini A surname from Italian. costapalmate Having a definite costa, but with the leaflets arranged radially as in a palmate leaf. costapalmately In a costapalmate manner. costar A person who shares star billing with another. costard A large cooking apple. costate Having ribs, or the appearance of ribs. costated costate costately In a costate manner. costatement A list of statements that effectively execute together (though not simultaneously), such that each can yield execution to the others to avoid delaying the program. They are used to implement cooperative multitasking. costatolide An isomer of calanolide that is specific to HIV Coste A surname. costean A trench in solid rock intersected by pits which reveals mineral veins. costeaning A process for discovering metallic lodes by sinking small pits through the superficial deposits to the solid rock, and then driving from one pit to another across the direction of the vein, so as to cross all the veins between the two pits. costectomy excision of a rib costed Having a specified (type of) cost costee A quadroon. costellariid Any sea snail in the family Costellariidae. costellate Finely ribbed or costate. costellated costellate Costello A surname from Irish. Costelloe A surname. costen To try; tempt. coster A costard: a large apple good for cooking; any apple. costerdom The community or profession of costermongers. Costerfield A locality in the City of Greater Bendigo, central Victoria, Australia costermonger A vendor who sells fruit and vegetables from a cart or barrow in the street. costermongeress A female costermonger. costermongering The trade of a costermonger. costermongerish Loud and vulgar, like a costermonger crying his wares in the street. costermongerly Synonym of costermongerish. costermongery The fruits and vegetables sold by a costermonger. Costerton A surname. Costessey A village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG1712). costful Expensive; sumptuous. costfully At high expenditure or cost costibite An orthorhombic-pyramidal steel gray mineral containing antimony, cobalt, and sulfur.