[koh-luh] 
| a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings. |
[koh-luh] | cost-of-living adjustment: an escalator clause, esp. in union contracts, that grants automatic wage increases to cover the rising cost of living due to inflation. |
[koh-luh
n] [-luh] for 2. | 1. | the sign (:) used to mark a major division in a sentence, to indicate that what follows is an elaboration, summation, implication, etc., of what precedes; or to separate groups of numbers referring to different things, as hours from minutes in 5:30; or the members of a ratio or proportion, as in 1 : 2 : : 3 : 6. |
| 2. | Classical Prosody. one of the members or sections of a rhythmical period, consisting of a sequence of from two to six feet united under a principal ictus or beat. |
[koh-luhn] [-luh] . | 1. | Anatomy. the part of the large intestine extending from the cecum to the rectum. |
| 2. | Zoology. the portion of the digestive tract that is posterior to the stomach or gizzard and extends to the rectum. |
[koh-lohn; Sp. kaw-lawn] [-law-nes] . | 1. | the paper monetary unit of El Salvador, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: C. |
| 2. | a cupronickel or steel coin and monetary unit of Costa Rica, equal to 100 centimos. |
[koh-lon, kuh-lon] | a colonial farmer or plantation owner, esp. in Algeria. |
| co·la 1 (kō'lə) n. A carbonated soft drink containing an extract of the cola nut and other flavorings. Also called regionally dope. |
| co·la 2 (kō'lə) n. Plural of colon1. |
| co·la 3 (kō'lə) n. A plural of colon2. |
| co·la 4 also ko·la (kō'lə) n. Either of two tropical African evergreen plants (Cola acuminata or C. nitida) having reddish fragrant nutlike seeds yielding an extract that contains caffeine and theobromine and is used in carbonated beverages and pharmaceuticals. [Of West African origin; akin to Temne k  la, kola nut.] |
| COLA abbr. cost-of-living adjustment |
| co·lon 1 (kō'lən) n. pl. co·lons
[Latin cōlon, part of a verse, from Greek kōlon, limb, member, metrical unit.] |
| co·lon 2 (kō'lən) n. pl. co·lons or co·la (-lə) The section of the large intestine extending from the cecum to the rectum. [Middle English, from Latin, from Greek kolon, large intestine.] co·lon'ic (kə-lŏn'ĭk) adj. |
| cost-of-living adjustment n. Abbr. COLA An adjustment made in wages that corresponds with a change in the cost of living. |
The middle and longest part of the large intestine. (See digestive system.)
colon co·lon (kō'lən)
n. pl. co·lons or co·la (-lə)
The division of the large intestine extending from the cecum to the rectum.
| colon (kō'lən) Pronunciation Key
The longest part of the large intestine, extending from the cecum to the rectum. Water and electrolytes are absorbed, solidified, and prepared for elimination as feces in the colon. The colon also contains bacteria that help in the body's absorption of nutrients from digested material. |
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