Cocainism
Co‐ca″in‐ism (?), n.(Med.) A morbid condition produced by the habitual and excessive use of cocaine. — Co‐ca″in‐ist, n.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Cocainize
Co‐ca″in‐ize (?), v. t. To treat or anæsthetize with cocaine. — Co‐ca′in‐i‐za″tion (#), n.
Cocciferous
Coc‐cif″er‐ous (?), a. [L. coccum a berry + -ferous. See Coccus.] Bearing or producing berries; bacciferous; as, cocciferous trees or plants.
Coccinella
‖Coc′ci‐nel″la (?), n. [NL., fr. L. coccineus scarlet-colored. See Cochoneal.] (Zoöl.) A genus of small beetles of many species. They and their larvæ feed on aphids or plant lic...
Coccobacterium
‖Coc′co‐bac‐te″ri‐um (?), n.; pl.Coccobacteria (#). [NL., fr. Gr. � a grain + NL. bacterium. So called from its round shape.] (Biol.) One of the round variety of bacteria, a veg...
Coccolite
Coc″co‐lite (?), n. [Gr. � a grain, seed + -lite: cf. F. coccalite.] (Min.) A granular variety of pyroxene, green or white in color.
Coccolith
Coc″co‐lith (?), n. [Gr. � a grain, seed + -lith.] (Biol.) One of a kind of minute, calcareous bodies, probably vegetable, often abundant in deep-sea mud.
Coccosphere
Coc″co‐sphere (?), n. [Gr. � a grain, seed + E. sphere.] (Biol.) A small, rounded, marine organism, capable of braking up into coccoliths.
Coccosteus
‖Coc‐cos″te‐us (?), n.(Paleon.) An extinct genus of Devonian ganoid fishes, having the broad plates about the head studded with berrylike tubercles.
Cocculus Indicus
‖Coc″cu‐lus In″di‐cus (?), n. [NL. cocculus (dim. of L. coccum kermes berry) + L. Indicus of India.] (Bot.) The fruit or berry of the Anamirta Cocculus, a climbing plant of the ...
Coccus
‖Coc″cus (?), n.; pl.Cocci (#). [NL., fr. Gr. � grain, seed. See Cochineal.] 1. (Bot.) One of the separable carpels of a dry fruit.2. (Zoöl.) A genus of hemipterous insects, inc...
Coccygeal
Coc‐cyg″e‐al (?), a.(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the coccyx; as, the coccygeal vertebræ.Coccygeal glands(Zoöl.), glands situated at the base of the tail of birds. They secrete th...
Coccygeous
Coc‐cyg″e‐ous (?), a. Coccygeal.
Coccyx
‖Coc″cyx (?), n.; pl. L. Coccyges (#). (Anat.) The end of the vertebral column beyond the sacrum in man and tailless monkeys. It is composed of several vertebræ more or less con...
Cochin fowl
Co″chin fowl′ (?), (Zoöl.) A large variety of the domestic fowl, originally from Cochin China (Anam).
Cochineal
Coch″i‐neal (kŏch″ĭ‐nēl; 277), [Sp. cochinilla, dim. from L. coccineus, coccinus, scarlet, fr. coccum the kermes berry, G. κόκκοσ berry, especially the kermes insect, used to dy...
Cochineal fig
Coch″i‐neal fig (?), (Bot.) A plant of Central and Southern America, of the Cactus family, extensively cultivated for the sake of the cochineal insect, which lives on it.
Cochlea
‖Coch″le‐a (kŏk″lē̍‐ȧ), n. [L., a snail, or snail shell, Gr. κοχλίασ a snail, fr. κόχλοσ a shellfish with a spiral shell.] (Anat.) An appendage of the labyrinth of the internal ...
Cochlear
Coch″le‐ar (?), a.(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the cochlea.
Cochleare
‖Coch′le‐a″re (?), n. 1. A spoon. Andrews.2. (Med) A spoonful. Dungleson.
Cochleariform
Coch′le‐ar″i‐form (?), a. [Cochleare + -form.] Spoon-shaped.
Cochleary
Coch″le‐a‐ry (?), a. [L. cochlearum penfor snails (meaning formerly given, snail shell). See Cjchlea.] Same as Cochleate.
Cochleate
{ Coch″le‐ate (?), Coch″le‐a′ted (?), } a. [L. cochleatus spiral or screw-formed. See Cochlea.] Having the form of a snail shell; spiral; turbinated.
Cock
Cock (?), n. [AS. coc; of unknown origin, perh. in imitation of the cry of the cock. Cf. Chicken.] 1. The male of birds, particularly of gallinaceous or domestic fowls.2. A vane...
Cock (10)
Cock, n. [Of. coque, F. coche, a small vessel, L. concha muscle shell, a vessel. See Coach, and cf. Cog a small boat.] A small boat.Yond tall anchoring barkDiminished to her coc...
Cock (11)
Cock, n. A corruption or disguise of the word God, used in oaths. “By cock and pie.” Shak.
Cock (2)
Cock (kŏk), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Cocked (kŏkt); p. pr. & vb. n.Cocking.] [Cf. Gael. coc to cock.] 1. To set erect; to turn up.Our Lightfoot barks, and cocks his ears.Gay.Dick woul...