Webster's Dictionary 1913

5131

Codling (2)

Cod″ling, n. [Dim. of cod the fish.] (Zoöl.) A young cod; also, a hake.

5132

Codpiece

Cod″piece′ (?), n. [Cod, n., � + piece.] A part of male dress in front of the breeches, formerly made very conspicuous. Shak. Fosbroke.

5133

Cœcilian

Cœ‐cil″i‐an (?), n.(Zoöl.) See Cæcilian.

5134

Coeducation

Co‐ed′u‐ca″tion (?; 135), n. An educating together, as of persons of different sexes or races.Co‐ed′u‐ca″tion‐al (�), a.

5135

Coefficacy

Co‐ef″fi‐ca‐cy (?), n. Joint efficacy.

5136

Coefficiency

Co′ef‐fi″cien‐cy (?), n. Joint efficiency; coöperation. Glanvill.

5137

Coefficient

Co′ef‐fi″cient (?), a. Coöperating; acting together to produce an effect.Co′ef‐fi″cient‐ly, adv.

5138

Coefficient (2)

Co′ef‐fi″cient, n. 1. That which unites in action with something else to produce the same effect.2. [Cf. F. coefficient.] (Math.) A number or letter put before a letter or quant...

5139

Coehorn

Coe″horn (?), n. [From its inventor, Baron Coehorn.] (Mil.) A small bronze mortar mounted on a wooden block with handles, and light enough to be carried short distances by two men.

5140

Cœlacanth

Cœl″a‐canth (? or �), a. [Gr. κοι̑λοσ hollow + � spine.] (Zoöl.) Having hollow spines, as some ganoid fishes.

5141

Coelectron

Co′e‐lec″tron, n. See Electron.

5142

Cœlentera

{ ‖Cœ‐len″te‐ra (?) or‖Cœ‐len′te‐ra″ta, } n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. κοι̑λοσ hollow + � intestines.] (Zoöl.) A comprehensive group of Invertebrata, mostly marine, comprising the Antho...

5143

Cœlenterate

Cœ‐len″ter‐ate (?), a.(Zoöl.) Belonging to the Cœlentera. — n. One of the Cœlentera.

5144

Cœlia

‖Cœ″li‐a (?), n.(Anat.) A cavity.☞ The word is applied to the ventricles of the brain, the different ventricles being indicated by prefixes like those characterizing the parts o...

5145

Cœliac

{ Cœ″li‐ac, Ce″li‐ac (?), } a. [L. coeliacus, Gr. �, fr. � belly, fr. κοι̑λοσ hollow.] Relating to the abdomen, or to the cavity of the abdomen.Cœliac artery(Anat.), the artery ...

5146

Cœlodont

Cœ″lo‐dont (?), a. [Gr. κοι̑λοσ hollow + �, �, tooth.] (Zoöl.) Having hollow teeth; — said of a group lizards. — n. One of a group of lizards having hollow teeth.

5147

Cœlospermous

Cœl′o‐sper″mous (? or �), a. [Gr. κοι̑λοσ hollow + � seed.] (Bot.) Hollow-seeded; having the ventral face of the seedlike carpels incurved at the ends, as in coriander seed.

5148

Cœlum

‖Cœ″lum (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � a hollow, neut. of κοι̑λοσ hollow.] (Anat.) See Body cavity, under Body.

5149

Coemption

Co‐emp″tion (?; 215), n. [L. coëmptio, fr. coëmere to buy up. See Emption.] The act of buying the whole quantity of any commodity. Bacon.

5150

Coendoo

‖Co‐en″doo (?), n.(Zoöl.) The Brazilian porcupine (Cercolades, orSphingurus, prehensiles), remarkable for its prehensile tail.

5151

Cœnenchym

{ Cœ‐nen″chym (?), ‖Cœ‐nen″chy‐ma (?) } n. [NL. coenenchyma, fr. Gr. κοινόσ common + � something poured in. Formed like parenchyma.] (Zoöl.) The common tissue which unites the p...

5152

Cœnesthesis

‖Cœn′es‐the″sis (? or?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. κοινόσ common + � sensation.] (Physiol.) Common sensation or general sensibility, as distinguished from the special sensations which ar...

5153

Cœnobite

Cœn″o‐bite (? or?), n. See Cenobite.

5154

Cœnœcium

‖Cœ‐nœ″ci‐um (? or?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. κοινόσ common + � house.] (Zoöl.) The common tissue which unites the various zooids of a bryozoan.

5155

Cœnogamy

Cœ‐nog″a‐my (?), n. [Gr. �; κοινόσ common + � marraige.] The state of a community which permits promiscuous sexual intercourse among its members; — as in certain primitive tribe...

5156

Cœnosarc

Cœn″o‐sarc (? or?), n. [Gr. κοινόσ common + �, �, flesh.] (Zoöl.) The common soft tissue which unites the polyps of a compound hydroid. See Hydroidea.

5157

Cœnurus

‖Cœ‐nu″rus (?), n. [NL. fr. Gr. κοινόσ common + � tail.] (Zoöl.) The larval stage of a tapeworm (Tænia cœnurus) which forms bladderlike sacs in the brain of sheep, causing the f...