10-letter words starting with co
- codecenter — (programming) (Formerly Saber-C) A proprietary software development environment for C programs, offering an integrated toolkit for developing, testing, debugging and maintainance.
- codeswitch — Alternative form of code-switch.
- codetalker — A military communications specialist using codes based on an obscure language.
- codewalker — (programming, tool) A program component that analyses other programs. Compilers have codewalkers in their front ends; so do cross-reference generators and some database front ends. Other utility programs that try to do too much with source code may turn into codewalkers. As in "This new 'vgrind' feature would require a codewalker to implement."
- codicology — the study of manuscripts
- codirector — a fellow director
- codiscover — to discover jointly
- codominant — (of genes) having both alleles expressed equally in the phenotype of the organism
- codswallop — If you describe something that someone has just said as codswallop, you mean that you think it is nonsense.
- coelacanth — a primitive marine bony fish of the genus Latimeria (subclass Crossopterygii), having fleshy limblike pectoral fins and occurring off the coast of E Africa: thought to be extinct until a living specimen was discovered in 1938
- coeliotomy — (surgery) A surgical procedure for making an incision in the abdominal wall to gain access into the abdominal cavity. Performed either as exploratory surgery, or as the first step in an abdominal operation.
- coelomatic — of or relating to a coelom
- coeloscope — celoscope.
- coenobitic — cenobite.
- coenocytes — Plural form of coenocyte.
- coenocytic — an organism made up of a multinucleate, continuous mass of protoplasm enclosed by one cell wall, as in some algae and fungi.
- coenosarcs — Plural form of coenosarc.
- coenosteum — the calcareous skeleton of a hydrocoral or a coral colony
- coenzyme a — a constituent of biological cells that functions as the agent of acylation in metabolic reactions
- coenzyme q — a quinone derivative, present in biological cells, that functions as an electron carrier in the electron transport chain
- coequality — The condition of being coequal.
- coercitive — Obsolete form of coercive.
- coercively — serving or tending to coerce.
- coercivity — the magnetic-field strength necessary to demagnetize a ferromagnetic material that is magnetized to saturation. It is measured in amperes per metre
- coetaneous — of the same age or period
- coeternity — existence for, from, or in eternity with another being
- coexecutor — a person acting jointly with another or others as executor
- coexistent — Existing at the same time as something else.
- coexisting — to exist together or at the same time.
- coextended — Simple past tense and past participle of coextend.
- cofavorite — a joint favourite
- coffee and — coffee and a snack.
- coffee bag — a small bag containing ground coffee beans, infused to make coffee
- coffee bar — A coffee bar is a small café where non-alcoholic drinks and snacks are sold.
- coffee cup — A coffee cup is a cup in which coffee is served. Coffee cups are usually smaller than tea cups.
- coffee nut — the fruit of the Kentucky coffee tree
- coffee pot — A coffee pot is a tall narrow pot with a spout and a lid, in which coffee is made or served.
- coffee-and — coffee and a snack.
- coffeecake — a kind of cake or roll, often containing nuts, raisins, etc. or coated with sugar or icing, to be eaten with coffee or the like
- coffeepots — Plural form of coffeepot.
- coffeeroom — A public room where coffee and other refreshments may be obtained.
- coffeeshop — Alternative form of coffee shop.
- cofferdams — Plural form of cofferdam.
- coffinlike — Resembling a coffin.
- cofounders — a person who founds or establishes something with another.
- cofounding — to establish (an organization) with another or others.
- cofunction — a joint function
- cogenerate — To generate two forms of energy simultaneously.
- cogitating — to think hard; ponder; meditate: to cogitate about a problem.
- cogitation — concerted thought or reflection; meditation; contemplation: After hours of cogitation he came up with a new proposal.