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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: coenenchyma - coffee</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="coenenchyma"> coenenchyma, noun, pl. -mata.<DL COMPACT><DD> the common calcareous tissue uniting the individual polyps or zooids of a compound anthozoan. </DL> <A NAME="coenenchymal"> coenenchymal, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with or of the nature of coenenchyma. Ex. coenenchymal tubes. </DL> <A NAME="coenesthesia"> coenesthesia, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Psychology.) the total undifferentiated mass of impressions from all organic sensations occurring at the same time, by which one derives a sense of body and body condition. Also, cenesthesia. </DL> <A NAME="coenesthesis"> coenesthesis, noun. =coenesthesia.</DL> <A NAME="coenobite"> coenobite, noun. =cenobite.</DL> <A NAME="coenobitic"> coenobitic, adjective. =cenobitic.</DL> <A NAME="coenobitical"> coenobitical, adjective. =cenobitical.</DL> <A NAME="coenobitism"> coenobitism, noun. =cenobitism.</DL> <A NAME="coenoby"> coenoby, noun, pl. -bies. =cenoby.</DL> <A NAME="coenocyte"> coenocyte, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a mass of cytoplasm containing many nuclei enclosed by a single cell wall, as in some green algae and many fungi. Ex. Wall formation does not take place and therefore the fully grown cell, which may be half an inch long, has thousands of nuclei distributed within the cytoplasm, forming a large coenocyte (Fred W. Emerson). </DL> <A NAME="coenocytic"> coenocytic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or containing coenocytes. Ex. coenocytic algae. </DL> <A NAME="coenosarc"> coenosarc, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the common soft tissue which unites the individual polyps or zooids of a compound zoophyte, such as coral, and circulates food through the colony. </DL> <A NAME="coenosarcal"> coenosarcal, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with or of the nature of coenosarc. </DL> <A NAME="coenure"> coenure, noun. =coenurus.</DL> <A NAME="coenurus"> coenurus, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a stage in the life history of a tapeworm, in which many heads are asexually produced within a single cyst. In the brains of sheep, it causes staggers or gid. </DL> <A NAME="coenzyme"> coenzyme, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a lightweight organic substance, usually containing a mineral or vitamin, capable of attaching itself to a specific protein (the apoenzyme) and supplementing it to form an active enzyme system. Ex. A coenzyme is much smaller than an enzyme, ... is not a protein, and is usually resistant to breakdown by heat (Scientific American). </DL> <A NAME="coenzymea"> coenzyme A,<DL COMPACT><DD> a coenzyme important in the metabolism of organic acids in plants and animals. Ex. Coenzyme A is essential to the oxidation of fatty acids (Scientific American). </DL> <A NAME="coenzymeq"> coenzyme Q, =ubiquinone.</DL> <A NAME="coequal"> coequal, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. equal in rank, degree, or extent. <DD>noun a person or thing that is equal to another. adv. coequally. </DL> <A NAME="coequality"> coequality, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the state of being equal in rank, degree, or extent. Ex. He cannot be admitted to coequality, social or political (London Times). </DL> <A NAME="coerce"> coerce, transitive verb, -erced, -ercing.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to compel; force. Ex. The prisoner was coerced into confessing to the crime. The boy was coerced into learning to dance. (SYN) oblige. <DD> 2. to control or restrain by force or authority. Ex. The unruly crowd had to be coerced. (SYN) constrain. <DD> 3. to effect by compulsion. Ex. to coerce obedience. (SYN) enforce. noun coercer. </DL> <A NAME="coercible"> coercible, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. that can be coerced. <DD> 2. compressible or condensable. Ex. coercible gas. </DL> <A NAME="coercion"> coercion, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the use of force; compulsion; constraint. Ex. Dictators rule by coercion. A merger as such involves no necessary connotations of coercion, dominance, or lack of effective competitive pressures (Wall Street Journal). (SYN) restraint, duress. <DD> 2. the ability or power to coerce. Ex. the coercion of public opinion. <DD> 3. government by force. Ex. Bills to establish coercion in Ireland were passed in the British Parliament in the 1800's. </DL> <A NAME="coercionist"> coercionist, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who advocates or supports government by coercion. </DL> <A NAME="coercive"> coercive, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. using force; serving to coerce; compelling. Ex. He used coercive measures to enforce obedience. (SYN) compulsory, forcing. <DD> 2. restraining; constraining. Ex. To Durkheim the essence of group life is that it exercises constraint or coercive power upon the individual (Ogburn and Nimkoff). adv. coercively. noun coerciveness. </DL> <A NAME="coerciveforce"> coercive force,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Physics.) that intensity of a magnetic field required to reduce to zero the residual magnetism of a substance. </DL> <A NAME="coercivity"> coercivity, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Physics.) <DD> 1. the property of having coercive force. <DD> 2. the degree of coercive force of a substance. Ex. The now widely used ceramic magnets ... have ... high coercivity--a property that gives them very good resistance to demagnetization (New Scientist). </DL> <A NAME="coesite"> coesite, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a very dense form of silica, occurring naturally in meteoritic or nuclear-bomb craters and produced synthetically by subjecting quartz to very high pressure. </DL> <A NAME="coessential"> coessential, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having the same essence or nature; united in essence. adv. coessentially. noun coessentialness. </DL> <A NAME="coessentiality"> coessentiality, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> coessential quality or nature. </DL> <A NAME="coestablishment"> coestablishment, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> joint establishment. </DL> <A NAME="coetaneous"> coetaneous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of the same age or duration; contemporary; coeval. adv. coetaneously. noun coetaneousness. </DL> <A NAME="coeternal"> coeternal, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> equally eternal; existing with another eternally. adv. coeternally. </DL> <A NAME="coeternity"> coeternity, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> coeternal existence or quality; eternal existence with another. </DL> <A NAME="coeurdalene"> Coeur-d'Alene, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a Salishan dialect spoken by certain Indian tribes in the northwestern United States. </DL> <A NAME="coeval"> coeval, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. of the same age, date, or duration. Ex. ... an ancient tribe which was coeval with some of the extinct mammals (James Dwight Dana). <DD> 2. =contemporary. <DD>noun a contemporary. adv. coevally. </DL> <A NAME="coevolution"> coevolution, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Biology.) evolution of two or more forms or organisms together or in response to one another. Ex. Ultraviolet pigments ... have probably played an important part in the coevolution of flowers with ultraviolet-sensitive insects (New Scientist). </DL> <A NAME="coevolve"> coevolve, intransitive verb, -volved, -volving.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Biology.) to evolve together or in response to one another. Ex. In the birds of paradise, brilliant colors and long plumes have coevolved with extremely elaborate movements (Natural History). </DL> <A NAME="coexecutor"> coexecutor, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who is an executor of a will along with another. </DL> <A NAME="coexecutrix"> coexecutrix, noun, pl. -executrixes, -executrices.<DL COMPACT><DD> a woman coexecutor. </DL> <A NAME="coexist"> coexist, intransitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to exist together or at the same time. Ex. Orange trees have coexisting fruit and flowers. </DL> <A NAME="coexistence"> coexistence, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. existence together or at the same time. <DD> 2. a condition or policy in which two opposing countries or powers coexist without war or direct interference with each other. Ex. peaceful coexistence. Coexistence implies, and indeed necessitates, the total noninterference by any power in the affairs of another (Time). </DL> <A NAME="coexistent"> coexistent, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> coexisting. </DL> <A NAME="coextend"> coextend, transitive verb, intransitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to extend equally or to the same limits. </DL> <A NAME="coextension"> coextension, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. extension over an equal amount of space. <DD> 2. extension over exactly the same time. </DL> <A NAME="coextensive"> coextensive, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> extending equally; extending over the same space or time. adv. coextensively. </DL> <A NAME="coextinction"> coextinction, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> mutual or simultaneous extinction. Ex. ... coexistence is preferable to coextinction (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists). </DL> <A NAME="cofactor"> cofactor, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a joint factor, especially: <DD> 1. =coenzyme. <DD> 2. one of several factors entering into the same expression in algebra; coefficient. </DL> <A NAME="cofc"> C. of C.,<DL COMPACT><DD> Chamber of Commerce. </DL> <A NAME="coff"> coff, transitive verb, coft, coffing.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Scottish.) to buy; purchase. </DL> <A NAME="coffee"> coffee, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a dark-brown drink made from the roasted and ground seeds of a tall, tropical tree or shrub. <DD> 2. the seeds from which the drink is made; coffee beans. <DD> 3. the plant itself. It belongs to the madder family. <DD> 4. the color of coffee; a dark brown, darker than chocolate. <DD> 5. a social gathering at which coffee is served. <DD>adj. 1. having the flavor of coffee. Ex. coffee ice cream. <DD> 2. having the color of coffee; dark-brown. <DD> 3. at or in which coffee is served. Ex. a coffee party, a coffee club. </DL> <A HREF="coffeeba.dic">NEXT</A>