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codify.transitive
verb
to arrange systematically,
as the Periodic Table
coefficient.noun,.plural.coefficients
a numerical measure of a physical or chemical
property that is constant
for a system
under specified.conditions
coelacanth.noun,.plural.coelacanths
a coelacanth is any of
various.mostly.extinct
fishes of the order
Coelacanthiformes, known only in fossil.form
until a single living species,
Latimeria chalumnae of African marine waters, was identified in 1938; the
word comes from the Greek 'akantha', meaning spine
coelacanthine, coelacanthous.adjectives
coelenterate.noun,.plural.coelenterates
any of various invertebrate
animals of the phylum Coelenterata,
characterized
by a radially.symmetrical
body with a sac like internal cavity and including the jellyfishes, hydras,
sea
anemones and corals
coelenterate.adjective
of, relating to or belonging to the phylum
Coelenterata (jellyfish, sea anenomes, etc.)
coelenteric.adjective
coerce,
coerced,
coercing,
coerces.transitive
verbs
to attempt to force to act or think in a certain
way by use of pressure, threats or intimidation;
compel
coercion.noun,.plural.coercions
coercion is the act or process of persuading
someone forcefully to do something that they do not want to do (it is vital
that teaching institutions be free of coercion or intimidation); the act
or practice of coercing, such as was used in marketing the covid
vaccine; power or ability to coerce
coercer.noun,.plural.coercers
coercionary.adjective
coercible.adjective
the act or practice of coercing; power or ability
to coerce
coercionary.adjective
uncoerced.antonym
coercive.adjective
characterized
by or inclined to coercion
coercively.adverb
coerciveness.noun,.plural.coercivenesses
coevolution.noun,.plural.coevolutions
a term developed by Paul R. Erlich and Peter H.
Raven, director of the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis, to decribe
the influence they believe that mutually dependent species such as butterflies
and plants can exert on each other. The term is often at odds with what
other evolutionists think
coexist,
coexisted,
coexisting,
coexists.intransitive
verbs
to exist together, at the same time or in the
same place; to live in peace with another or others despite differences,
especially as a matter of policy
coexistent.adjective
coexistence.noun,.plural.coexistences
cognition.noun,.plural.cognitions
the mental
process or faculty of knowing,
including aspects such as awareness,
perception,
reasoning
and judgment; that which comes
to be known, as through perception, reasoning or intuition.knowledge;
to know; the process of knowing or perceiving
cognitional.adjective
cognitive.adjective
of, characterized
by, involving or relating to
cognition
cognitively.adverb
cognizant.adjective
fully informed; conscious; aware; knowing
cognizance.noun,.plural.cognizances
conscious
knowledge or recognition; awareness; the range of what one can know or
comprehend; observance; noticing (we will take cognizance of the deeper
meaning)
cognitive dissonance.noun,.plural.cognitive
dissonances
cognitive dissonance is
mental conflict that occurs when beliefs or assumptions are contradicted
by new information, where one often thinks, 'Well, I don't believe that'
and goes away happy with his or her ignorance.
The concept was introduced
by the psychologist Leon Festinger (1919–1989) in the late 1950s. He and
later researchers showed that, when confronted with challenging new information,
most people seek to preserve their current comprehension of the world by
rejecting, explaining away or avoiding the new information or by convincing
themselves that no conflict really exists.
Psychology:.in
psychology,
the
state
of having inconsistent
thoughts, beliefs or attitudes,
for example when reality contradicts
beliefs and when fear is a pressure to act and doing so could cause you
loss, as in the fact
of creation by the Creator.vis-a-vis.evolutionary.tenets,
where evolution is purported
as a surety,
yet abides
by information which precludes.validity
cognitive.adjective
cohabit.or.cohabitate,
cohabited,
cohabiting,
cohabits.intransitive
verbs
to live together in a sexual relationship
cohabitant.noun,.plural.cohabitants
cohabiter.noun,.plural.cohabiters
cohabitational.adjective
cohabitation.noun,.plural.cohabitations
cohere,
cohered,
cohering,
coheres.intransitive
verbs
to have internal elements or parts logically connected
so that esthetic consistency results;
to stick or hold together in a mass that resists separation
coherence.noun,.plural.coherences
the quality or state of cohering, especially a
logical orderly and esthetically consistent relationship of parts; in physics,
the property of being coherent, as of waves
coherent.adjective
sticking together; having cohesion;
intelligible due to logical.integration;
congruity
coherently.adverb
cohesion.noun,.plural.cohesions
tendency
to stick together; the act, process or condition of cohering.(exhibited
strong cohesion in the family unit); to cling
together
Physics:.the
force (intermolecular attraction) by which the molecules
of a substance are held together (distinguished
from adhesion)
cohesive.adjective
cohesively.adverb
cohesiveness.noun,.plural.cohesivenesses
cohort.noun,.plural.cohorts
any group or band of people, honest or dishonest;
an associate, colleague, supporter
or fellow liar
coincide, coincided,
coinciding, coincides.intransitive
verbs
to occupy the same relative position or the same
area in space; to happen at the same time or during the same period; to
correspond
exactly; be identical; to agree exactly, as in opinion; concur
coincidence.noun,.plural.coincidences
a sequence
of events that appear as if accidental but in reality have been planned
or arranged; an event that was arranged to appear to others as
if it was an accidental coincidence; synchronous
experiences are 2 or more events occurring at the same time (meaningful
happenings transpiring.simultaneously);
the fact or condition of coinciding; a seemingly
accidental and remarkable
occurrence
of events or ideas at the same time
coincidental.adjective
characterized
by coincidence
coincident.adjective
coinciding; occurring at the same time; in exact
agreement;
synchronous
collagen.noun,.plural.collagens
a gelatinous substance found in connective tissue,
bone and cartilage
colleague.noun,.plural.colleagues
a fellow worker in the same profession
collegian.noun,.plural.collegians
a college student or recent college graduate
college.noun,.plural.colleges
an institution of higher learning that grants
the bachelor's degree in liberal arts or science or both; an undergraduate
division or school of a university offering courses and granting degrees
in a particular field; a school, sometimes but not always a university,
offering special instruction in professional or technical subjects; the
students, faculty
and administration of such a school or institution; the building or buildings
occupied by such a school or institution; a body of persons having a common
purpose or shared duties (a college of surgeons); an electoral
college
colony.noun,.plural.colonies
a dependency;
a region.politically
controlled by a distant
country; a territory thus settled; a group
of emigrants
or their descendents
who settle
in a distant territory
but remain.subject
to or closely associated
with the parent country (Britain's
13 colonies); a group of people with the same interests or ethnic origin
concentrated in a particular area (the American colony in Paris); the area
occupied by such a group; a group of people who have been institutionalized
in a relatively remote area (an island penal
colony)
Ecology:.a
group of the same kind of animals, plants or one celled organisms such
as polyps living or growing together
Microbiology:.a
visible growth of microorganisms, usually in a solid or semisolid nutrient
medium
colonial.adjective
of, relating to, possessing or inhabiting a colony
or colonies; often Colonial; of or relating to the 13 British colonies
that became the original United States of America; of or relating to the
colonial period in the United States; of,
relating.to.or.being
a style of architecture
and furniture prevalent in the
American colonies just before and during the Revolution;
living in, consisting of or forming a colony
colonial.noun
an inhabitant of a colony; a house designed in
an architectural style reminiscent
of the one prevalent in the colonies just before and during American
Revolution
colonially.adverb
colonize,
colonized,
colonizing,
colonizes.verbs
transitive use-to
form or establish a colony or colonies in; to establish
in a new settlement; form a colony of; to set up a body of people living
in a new territory but retaining ties with the parent state; to migrate
to and settle in; occupy as a colony
intransitive
verb use-to form or establish a colony;
to settle in a colony or colonies
colonizer.noun,.plural.colonizers
colonization.noun
the act
or process of establishing
a colony or colonies
colonist.noun,.plural.colonists
an original.settler
or founder of a colony;
an inhabitant of a colony
commend,
commended,
commending,
commends.transitive
verbs
to represent as worthy, qualified
or desirable;
recommend;
to express approval of; praise;
to commit
to the care of another; entrust
commendably.adverb
commendable.adjective
actions worthy of commendation
commendatory.adjective
serving to commend
commendableness.noun
commendation.noun,.plural.commendations
the act of commending;
something, especially an official award or citation, that commends
contort,
contorted,
contorting,
contorts.verbs
transitive verb use-to
twist, wrench or bend severely out of shape (tasted a sour lemon
that contorted the face)
intransitive verb use-to
become twisted into a strained shape or expression; distort
contortion, contortedness.nouns
contorted, contortive.adjectives
twisted or strained out of shape
contortedly.adverb
crony.noun,.plural.cronies
a longtime close friend or companion
cronyism.noun
favoritism
shown to old friends without regard
for their qualifications, as in political appointments to office
commerce.noun
the buying and selling of goods; doing business
commercial.adjective
of or relating to commerce
(a commercial enterprise);
involved in work that is intended
for the mass.market
(a commercial artist); having profit as a chief aim
commercial.noun,.plural.commercials
an advertisement on television or radio
commercially.adverb
commodity.noun,.plural.commodities
a commodity is something that is sold for money
(the government increases prices on basic commodities like bread and meat
as they have a vested
interest in such things and this ensures
higher returns on their investments; what's government doing investing
in things and stealing the money earned, while you suffer?); something
hoped to be useful enough that can be turned into commercial
or other advantage; an article
of trade or commerce, especially an agricultural or mining product, that
can be transported
cubicle.noun,.plural.cubicles
a small compartment, as for work or study; a small
sleeping compartment, especially within a dormitory
cleanse,
cleansed,
cleansing,
cleanses.transitive
verbs
to free from dirt, defilement
or guilt; purge
or clean
cleanly,
cleanlier,
cleanliest.adjectives
habitually
and carefully neat and clean
cleanly.adverb
in a clean manner
cleanliness.noun,.plural.cleanlinesses
cleanser.noun,.plural.cleansers
a safe natural detergent,
powder or other agent such as a chemical
detergent, that removes dirt, grease or stains; a safe natural skin lotion
or cream or a chemical one, that is used to clean the face
clean,
cleaner,
cleanest.adjectives
to free from dirt, stain
or impurities; unsoiled; free from foreign.matter
or pollution; unadulterated
(clean air; clean drinking water); not infected (a clean wound); morally.pure;
virtuous
(led a clean life)
clean,
cleaner,
cleanest.adverbs
so as to be unsoiled (wash
the dishes clean); in a fair manner
(played the game clean)
clean,
cleaned,
cleaning,
cleans.verbs
transitive verb use.to
rid of dirt, rubbish or impurities (clean a room; clean clothes); remove
(cleaned up the trash; cleaned off the stains); to prepare fowl or other
food for cooking, as by removing the entrails or fat; to remove the contents
from; empty (cleaned my plate)
intransitive verb use.to
undergo or perform an act of cleaning
clean out.phrasal
verb
to rid of dirt, rubbish
or impurities; to empty of contents or occupants
clean up.phrasal
verb
to make clean or orderly;
to make oneself clean, neat or presentable; to dispose of; settle
(cleaned up the unpaid bills)
clean house.idiom
to eliminate or discard
what is undesirable
cleanable.adjective
cleanness.noun
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