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One who attends church.

Concerned in the formation of chyle; as, the chylopoetic organs.

See Cæcilian.

An educating together, as of persons of different sexes or races. Co*ed`u*ca"tion*al (, a.

Joint efficacy.

Joint efficiency; coöperation. Glanvill.

unknown, to show how many times the latter is to be taken; as, 6x; bx; here 6 and b are coefficients of x.

A small bronze mortar mounted on a wooden block with handles, and light enough to be carried short distances by two men.

Having hollow spines, as some ganoid fishes.

See Electron.

A comprehensive group of Invertebrata, mostly marine, comprising the Anthozoa, Hydrozoa, and Ctenophora. The name implies that the stomach and body cavities are one. The group is sometimes enlarged so as to include the sponges.

Belonging to the Coelentra. -- n.

A cavity.

Relating to the abdomen, or to the cavity of the abdomen. Coeliac artery (Anat.), the artery which issues from the aorta just below the diaphragm; -- called also coeliac axis. -- Coeliac flux, Coeliac passion (Med.), a chronic flux or diarrhea of undigested food.

Having hollow teeth; -- said of a group lizards. -- n.

Hollow-seeded; having the ventral face of the seedlike carpels incurved at the ends, as in coriander seed.

See Body cavity, under Body.

The act of buying the whole quantity of any commodity. [R.] Bacon.

The Brazilian porcupine (Cercolades, or Sphingurus, prehensiles), remarkable for its prehensile tail.

The common tissue which unites the polyps or zooids of a compound anthozoan or coral. It may be soft or more or less ossified. See Coral.