codon
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~ a specific sequence of three adjacent nucleotides on a strand of DNA or RNA that specifies the genetic code information for synthesizing a particular amino acid
codpiece
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~ (15th-16th century) a flap for the crotch of men's tight-fitting breeches
codswallop
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~ nonsensical talk or writing
Cody
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~ United States showman famous for his Wild West Show (1846-1917)
coeducation
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~ education of men and women in the same institutions
coefficient
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~ a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic
coelacanth
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~ fish thought to have been extinct since the Cretaceous period but found in 1938 off the coast of Africa
coelenterate
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~ radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms
coelenteron
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~ the saclike body cavity of a coelenterate
Coeloglossum bracteatum
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~ orchid with broad ovate leaves and long-bracted green very irregular flowers
Coeloglossum
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~ terrestrial orchids of cooler parts of North America and Europe: satyr orchid
coelogyne
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~ any of various orchids of the genus Coelogyne with: clusters of fragrant lacy snow-white flowers; salmon-pink solitary flowers; chainlike racemes of topaz and chocolate brown flowers; spikes of delicate white spice-scented flowers; emerald green flowers marked with blue-black
coelom
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~ a cavity in the mesoderm of an embryo that gives rise in humans to the pleural cavity and pericardial cavity and peritoneal cavity
coelophysis
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~ one of the oldest known dinosaurs; late Triassic; cannibalistic
coelostat
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~ optical device used to follow the path of a celestial body and reflect its light into a telescope; has a movable and a fixed mirror
coenobite
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~ a member of a religious order living in common
coenzyme A
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~ a coenzyme present in all living cells; essential to metabolism of carbohydrates and fats and some amino acids
coenzyme
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~ a small molecule (not a protein but sometimes a vitamin) essential for the activity of some enzymes