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- colposcope/ˈkɒlpəskəʊp/A medical instrument used to magnify and examine the cervix, vagina, and vulva for signs of disease.nounC2
- colposcopy/kɒlˈpɒs.kə.pi/A medical examination of the cervix and vagina using a magnifying instrument.nounVery Low
- colpotomy/kɒlˈpɒt.ə.mi/A surgical incision into the vagina.nounVery low (technical medical term)
- colt/kəʊlt/A young male horse, typically one under the age of four.nounC1
- coltan/ˈkɒltan/A dull black metallic ore, primarily a mixture of two minerals, columbite and tantalite, from which niobium and the critical element tantalum are extracted.nounC2
- colter/ˈkəʊltə/A sharp blade or disc attached to the front of a plow, which cuts vertically through the soil ahead of the plowshare.nounVery Low
- colton/ˈkəʊltən/Proper noun: primarily a masculine given name or a surname of English origin.nounLow
- coltrane/ˈkəʊl.treɪn/A proper noun, most famously the surname of the influential American jazz saxophonist and composer John Coltrane (1926–1967).nounLow
- coltsfoot/ˈkəʊltsfʊt/A plant (Tussilago farfara) with yellow flowers and large, hoof-shaped leaves.nounLow
- colubrid/ˈkɒl.jʊ.brɪd/A snake belonging to the very large family Colubridae, which includes most common non-venomous snakes.adjectivenounVery Low Frequency
- colugo/kəˈluːɡəʊ/A nocturnal, gliding mammal of Southeast Asia, with a furry membrane stretching between its limbs for gliding.nounRare
- colum/ˈkɒl.əm/A vertical, cylindrical support structure in architecture; a vertical division of a page, table, or chart.nounB1
- columba/kəˈlʌmbə/The Latin word for dove or pigeon.nounLow
- columbarium/ˌkɒl.əmˈbeə.ri.əm/A building or structure with niches for storing funeral urns holding cremated ashes.nounLow
- columbary/ˈkɒləmbəri/A structure with niches for housing urns containing the ashes of the dead.nounVery low
- columbate/ˈkɒləmbeɪt/A salt or ester of columbic acid (an archaic name for niobic acid), containing the anion (NbO3)− or related species.nounC2
- columbia/kəˈlʌm.bi.ə/A proper noun referring to a geographical or institutional name, most famously to a river in North America and a university in the United States.nounC2
- columbia heights/kəˌlʌm.bi.ə ˈhaɪts/A proper noun referring to a specific neighborhood or place name, typically in the United States.nounLow
- columbian/kəˈlʌm.bi.ən/Of or relating to Christopher Columbus or the Americas, especially as discovered and named after him.adjectivenounC1
- columbine/ˈkɒləmbaɪn/A perennial garden plant of the genus Aquilegia, known for its spurred, bell-shaped flowers.nounLow
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