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All derived from 9,053 borrowed from 5,710 learned borrowing from 1,127 calque of 209 semantic loan from 2 clary sage Salvia sclarea, a biennial or short-lived herbaceous perennial. claudicant limping claustral Of or pertaining to a cloister. claustration Shutting up or enclosing, usually in a religious cloister. claustrophilia The love of, or arousal from, enclosed, tight places. claustrophiliac One who has claustrophilia. claustrophilic Of or relating to claustrophilia. claustrophobe One who suffers from claustrophobia. clausular Consisting of, or having, clauses. Claverdon A village and civil parish in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP1964). clavicorn Having antennas shaped like clubs; used especially of the Clavicornes group of beetles claviform Larger at the tip than at the base; club-shaped. clavilux A mechanical device for projecting lumia (an art form consisting of light patterns). Clavius Crater A crater on the Moon. clavule A club-shaped part of the receptacle of some fungi clinamen The unpredictable swerve of atoms, introduced as a concept by Lucretius to defend the atomistic doctrine of Epicurus. clitellus Synonym of clitellum. clivity inclination, slope; ascent or descent; gradient clivus Part of the cranium at the skull base, a shallow depression behind the dorsum sellae that slopes obliquely backward. Clœlia A female given name from Latin. cloistral Of, pertaining to, resembling or living in a cloister. cluneal of or relating to a group of cutaneous nerves of the buttocks clypeiform shaped like a round shield; clypeate coacervate Clumped together, clustered. coact To compel, constrain, force. coactive Serving to compel or constrain; compulsory; restrictive. coadjute To cooperate (with). coadunation Union into a single body or mass; unity. coagment To join together; to fuse. coagmentation The act of joining, or the state of being joined together; union. coalite To cause to unite or coalesce. cocciferous Bearing or producing berries. coccineous Scarlet. cocculus indicus The fishberry (fruit of Anamirta cocculus). cochleate Having the form of a snail's shell; spiral; turbinated cochleiform Having the form of a snail shell cockalorum A menial yet self-important person; a person who makes empty boasts. codical Of or pertaining to a code or codex Codomannus the personal name of Darius III, which he bore before gaining prominence coelostat A device that rotates a telescope so as to keep its orientation constant with relation to the stars. coerulignone A bluish-violet crystalline substance obtained in the purification of crude wood vinegar, regarded as a complex quinone derivative of diphenyl. cogitable Thinkable, conceivable, able to be imagined. cogitant thinking, that thinks cogniscient aware, cognizant cognomination A cognomen, surname cognoscence Cognizance (awareness). cognoscent Knowledgeable; discerning. cognoscitive having the power of knowing cohibit To restrain; to inhibit. cohibition hindrance; restraint or obstacle colature The matter that is strained with a strainer collapsion collapse collative Having the power of conferring. collaud To join in praising or worshiping. collineation The act of collineating; collimation. colliquefaction A melting together; the reduction of different bodies into one mass by fusion. colluctation struggling, conflict, strife collusory collusive collutory A mouthwash. colluvies effluvium colombophilia Pigeon fancying. colonical Of or relating to farmers or farming; agricultural. Colophonian Of or relating to the Lydian city of Colophon. colorate To apply color to something; to make colorful. colubriform Having the form of a snake colubrine Snakelike. columbary A pigeon house, pigeon loft, or dovecot. columella nasi Synonym of nasal septum. com- The form of con- used before b, m, and p Coma Berenices A small dim summer constellation of the northern sky, said to represent an offering of hair from Queen Berenice II of Egypt. Originally considered to represent the tuft of hair on the end of Leo's tail. comfit A confection consisting of a nut, seed or fruit coated with sugar. comital Of or pertaining to a count or earl. comitative Of, or relating to the grammatical case that is used in some languages to indicate accompaniment. comitial Of or pertaining to a comitia. commemorable Worthy of being, or able to be, commemorated. commendam A vacant benefice commended to a cleric until an incumbent was provided. commendator A cleric who held a commendam. commigration Migration together. commination A formal denunciation; especially one threatening divine punishment. comminuible That can be comminuted or pulverized. comminute To break into smaller portions. commiserable pitiable commission de bene esse A commission appointed to take evidence by deposition where the deponent is unwilling or unable to come to court and the court cannot compel the witness/deponent. commodatum A gratuitous loan for the temporary use of a thing to be returned after a fixed or determinable time. commonition advice, warning, or instruction. commonitory calling to mind; giving admonition commorancy A house for a place of residence, usually a temporary one. commorant Ordinarily residing; inhabiting. commoration residence (the act of staying or residing somewhere). commorient Dying together or at the same time. comose Bearing a tuft of soft hairs or down. compacture The fact of being closely put together; compact nature or structure. compagination The union of parts; the putting together. comparation A comparison. compartition The act of dividing into parts or compartments. compaternity The relationship of a godparent to their godchild. compatient Suffering or enduring together. compesce To keep in check; to restrain or hold down compinge To compress; to shut up (confine). compital Of the vein of a leaf, intersecting at a wide angle.