Adelocodonic :: Adelocodonic (a.) Applied to sexual zooids of hydroids, that have a saclike form and do not become free; -- opposed to phanerocodonic..

Apocopate :: Apocopate (v. t.) To cut off or drop; as, to apocopate a word, or the last letter, syllable, or part of a word..

Apocopate :: Apocopate (a.) Alt. of Apocopate.

Apocopated :: Apocopated (a.) Shortened by apocope; as, an apocopate form..

Apocopation :: Apocopation (n.) Shortening by apocope; the state of being apocopated.

Apocope :: Apocope (n.) The cutting off, or omission, of the last letter, syllable, or part of a word..

Apocope :: Apocope (n.) A cutting off; abscission.

Ascococci :: Ascococci (pl. ) of Ascococcu.

Ascococcus :: Ascococcus (n.) A form of micrococcus, found in putrid meat infusions, occurring in peculiar masses, each of which is inclosed in a hyaline capsule and contains a large number of spherical micrococci..

Blastocoele :: Blastocoele (n.) The cavity of the blastosphere, or segmentation cavity..

Chocolate :: Chocolate (n.) A paste or cake composed of the roasted seeds of the Theobroma Cacao ground and mixed with other ingredients, usually sugar, and cinnamon or vanilla..

Chocolate :: Chocolate (n.) The beverage made by dissolving a portion of the paste or cake in boiling water or milk.

Chrysocolla :: Chrysocolla (n.) A hydrous silicate of copper, occurring massive, of a blue or greenish blue color..

Coco :: Coco () Alt. of Coco pal.

Coco Palm :: Coco palm () See Cocoa.

Cocoa :: Cocoa () Alt. of Cocoa pal.

Cocoa :: Cocoa (n.) A preparation made from the seeds of the chocolate tree, and used in making, a beverage; also the beverage made from cocoa or cocoa shells..

Cocoa Palm :: Cocoa palm () A palm tree producing the cocoanut (Cocos nucifera). It grows in nearly all tropical countries, attaining a height of sixty or eighty feet. The trunk is without branches, and has a tuft of leaves at the top, each being fifteen or twenty feet in length, and at the base of these the nuts hang in clusters; the cocoanut tree..

Cocoanut :: Cocoanut (n.) The large, hard-shelled nut of the cocoa palm. It yields an agreeable milky liquid and a white meat or albumen much used as food and in making oil..

Cocobolas :: Cocobolas (n.) A very beautiful and hard wood, obtained in the West India Islands. It is used in cabinetmaking, for the handles of tools, and for various fancy articles..

Cocobolo :: Cocobolo (n.) Alt. of Cocobola.

Cocoon :: Cocoon (n.) An oblong case in which the silkworm lies in its chrysalis state. It is formed of threads of silk spun by the worm just before leaving the larval state. From these the silk of commerce is prepared.

Cocoon :: Cocoon (n.) The case constructed by any insect to contain its larva or pupa.

Cocoon :: Cocoon (n.) The case of silk made by spiders to protect their eggs.

Cocoon :: Cocoon (n.) The egg cases of mucus, etc., made by leeches and other worms..

Cocoonery :: Cocoonery (n.) A building or apartment for silkworms, when feeding and forming cocoons..

Colocolo :: Colocolo (n.) A South American wild cat (Felis colocolo), of the size of the ocelot..

Corocore :: Corocore (n.) A kind of boat of various forms, used in the Indian Archipelago..

Crocodile :: Crocodile (n.) A large reptile of the genus Crocodilus, of several species. They grow to the length of sixteen or eighteen feet, and inhabit the large rivers of Africa, Asia, and America. The eggs, laid in the sand, are hatched by the sun's heat. The best known species is that of the Nile (C. vulgaris, or C. Niloticus). The Florida crocodile (C. Americanus) is much less common than the alligator and has longer jaws. The name is also sometimes applied to the species of other related genera, as th

Crocodile :: Crocodile (n.) A fallacious dilemma, mythically supposed to have been first used by a crocodile..

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