| CHOROPLETH | • choropleth n. (Sometimes attributive) Ellipsis of choropleth map.. • CHOROPLETH n. a map using symbols (often a series of shadings) on geographic subdivisions to represent each subdivision's level in a range of values. |
| COLEOPTERA | • Coleoptera prop.n. A taxonomic order within the superorder Endopterygota – beetles. • COLEOPTERON n. a large order of insects having the front wings modified as hard wing-cases, and comprising the beetles and weevils, also COLEOPTERAN. |
| COLEOPTERS | • coleopters n. Plural of coleopter. • COLEOPTER n. an aircraft that has an annular wing with the fuselage and engine on the centre line. |
| COLPORTAGE | • colportage n. The distribution or selling of publications via carriers, particularly devotional literature. • COLPORTAGE n. (French) the distribution of religious books, tracts, etc., by colporteurs. |
| COLPORTEUR | • colporteur n. A peddler of publications, especially of religious books. • COLPORTEUR n. (French) a peddler of religious books. |
| COMPLETORY | • completory n. A compline. • completory adj. Serving to fulfil. • COMPLETORY n. in the Christian liturgy, the seventh and last service of the day, at 9 p.m., completing the set hours for prayer. |
| COMPLOTTER | • complotter n. One who complots; a conspirator. • COMPLOTTER n. one who complots. |
| COPROLITES | • coprolites n. Plural of coprolite. • COPROLITE n. fossilized excrement, also COPROLITH. |
| ELECTROPOP | • electropop n. (Music) electronic pop music; technopop. • electro-pop n. Alternative spelling of electropop. • ELECTROPOP n. a genre of pop music characterized by the use of synthesizers to replace guitars and drums. |
| LAEOTROPIC | • laeotropic adj. Turning to the left (typically in a left-handed spiral). • LAEOTROPIC adj. coiled in a leftward direction, as of a left-spiralling snail shell. |
| PERCOLATOR | • percolator n. A device used to brew coffee by passing boiling water through coffee grounds. • percolator n. A pharmaceutical apparatus for producing an extract from a drug by percolation. • PERCOLATOR n. one that percolates. |
| PETROLOGIC | • petrologic adj. Of or pertaining to petrology. • PETROLOGIC adj. relating to petrology, also PETROLOGICAL. |
| PROCTODEAL | • proctodeal adj. Of or pertaining to the proctodeum. • PROCTODEAL adj. relating to the proctodeum, also PROCTODAEAL. |
| PROTOCOLED | • protocoled v. Simple past tense and past participle of protocol. • PROTOCOL v. to draw up a protocol. |
| TOCOPHEROL | • tocopherol n. (Biochemistry) Any of several isomers of the principal component of vitamin E, each containing a chromanol… • TOCOPHEROL n. vitamin E, found in wheatgerm, egg yolk etc. |
| TURCOPOLES | • turcopoles n. Plural of turcopole. • TURCOPOLE n. (Modern Greek) a light-armed soldier of the Knights of St John of Jerusalem. |