| CERULEOUS | • ceruleous adj. (Archaic) cerulean; of a deep rich blue colour. • CERULEOUS adj. sky-blue; dark blue; sea-green, also CAERULEAN, CERULEAN. |
| COCULTURE | • coculture n. (Biology) A cell culture containing two (or sometimes more) different types of cells. • coculture v. (Biology) To culture together, usually with another type of cell. • COCULTURE v. to grow (two or more organisms) in the same growing medium or culture. |
| COLOURFUL | • colourful adj. Britain standard spelling of colorful. • COLOURFUL adj. full of colour, also COLORFUL. |
| CRAPULOUS | • crapulous adj. Characterized by excessive eating or drinking. • crapulous adj. Suffering physically from the consequences of excessive eating or drinking. • crapulous adj. Surcharged with liquor; sick from excessive indulgence in drinking or eating. |
| CREDULOUS | • credulous adj. Excessively ready to believe things; gullible. • credulous adj. Believed too readily. • CREDULOUS adj. gullible. |
| CURCULIOS | • curculios n. Plural of curculio. • CURCULIO n. (Latin) a kind of weevil. |
| CURIOUSLY | • curiously adv. In a curious manner; with curiosity; inquisitively. • curiously adv. Oddly; in a strange or unexpected way. • CURIOUS adv. inquisitive. |
| LUBRICOUS | • lubricous adj. (Mycology, biology) Slimy to the touch. • LUBRICOUS adj. slippery; lewd, also LUBRIC, LUBRICAL, LUBRICIOUS. |
| LUDICROUS | • ludicrous adj. Idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny; amusing by being plainly incongruous or absurd. • LUDICROUS adj. ridiculous. |
| OPERCULUM | • operculum n. (Zoology) A covering flap in animals, such as a gill cover. • operculum n. (Botany) The lidlike portion of a moss sporangium or of a fruit that detaches to allow the dispersal… • operculum n. (Dentistry) A gum flap covering (part of) a partially erupted tooth, usually a wisdom tooth. |
| OPUSCULAR | • OPUSCULAR adj. of or like an opuscule. |
| ORACULOUS | • oraculous adj. (Now rare) Oracular. • ORACULOUS adj. of the nature of an oracle, also ORACULAR. |
| RAUCOUSLY | • raucously adv. In a raucous manner; loudly. • RAUCOUS adv. loud and unruly. |
| SOURCEFUL | • SOURCEFUL adj. offering useful things. |
| SUBOCULAR | • subocular adj. (Anatomy) Below the eye. • subocular n. (Zoology) One of the scales below the eyes. • SUBOCULAR adj. situated under, or on the ventral side of, the eye. |
| SURCULOSE | • surculose adj. (Botany) Producing suckers or sucker-like shoots. • SURCULOSE adj. having or producing suckers. |
| UNCOUPLER | • uncoupler n. Anything that uncouples. • uncoupler n. (Biochemistry) Any substance that inhibits ATP synthesis by breaking its connection with the electron… • UNCOUPLER n. a device for uncoupling. |
| UNCOURTLY | • uncourtly adj. Not refined or courtly. • UNCOURTLY adj. not courtly. |
| UNICOLOUR | • unicolour adj. (British spelling) Alternative form of unicolor. • UNICOLOUR adj. having one colour, also UNICOLOR, UNICOLORED, UNICOLOURED. |