| COSTATE | • costate adj. Having ribs, or the appearance of ribs. • costate adj. (Botany) Having one or more longitudinal ribs. • costate n. (International law) A state in alliance with another state. |
| APOSTATE | • apostate adj. Guilty of apostasy. • apostate n. A person who has renounced a religion or faith. • apostate n. (Roman Catholicism) One who, after having received sacred orders, renounces his clerical profession. |
| ECOSTATE | • ecostate adj. (Botany, of a leaf) Having no ribs or nerves. • ECOSTATE adj. of a leaf, having no ribs or nerves. |
| PROSTATE | • prostate n. (Anatomy) The prostate gland. • prostate adj. Of or relating to the prostate gland. • prostate adj. Alternative spelling of pro-state. |
| MICROSTATE | • microstate n. A country that has a very small population and land area. • microstate n. (Physics) The specific detailed microscopic configuration of a system. • MICROSTATE n. a tiny country. |
| PETROSTATE | • petrostate n. A state whose wealth stems from the sale of oil. • PETROSTATE n. a small oil-rich country in which institutions are weak and wealth and power are concentrated in the hands of the few. |
| TRICOSTATE | • tricostate adj. Having three ribs. • TRICOSTATE adj. three-ribbed; having three ribs from the base. |
| UNICOSTATE | • unicostate adj. Having a single rib. • UNICOSTATE adj. of a leaf, having a single rib or strong nerve running upward from the base. |
| CURVICOSTATE | • curvicostate adj. (Botany, rare) Having bent ribs. • CURVICOSTATE adj. having curved ribs. |
| FISSICOSTATE | • fissicostate adj. Having the ribs divided. • FISSICOSTATE adj. having divided ribs. |
| MULTICOSTATE | • multicostate adj. Having multiple ribs. • MULTICOSTATE adj. having many ribs. |
| QUINQUECOSTATE | • quinquecostate adj. (Botany) Having five ribs. • QUINQUECOSTATE adj. five-ribbed. |