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Cosmoline
- - A substance obtained from the residues of the distillation of petroleum, essentially the same as vaseline, but of somewhat stiffer consistency, and consisting of a mixture of the higher paraffines; a kind of petroleum jelly.
Cosmology
- noun - the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe
- the metaphysical study of the origin and nature of the universe
Cosmonaut
- noun - a person trained to travel in a spacecraft; "the Russians called their astronauts cosmonauts"
Cosmorama
- - An exhibition in which a series of views in various parts of the world is seen reflected by mirrors through a series of lenses, with such illumination, etc., as will make the views most closely represent reality.
Cosmotron
- noun - a large proton synchrotron; uses frequency modulation of an electric field to accelerate protons
Cosponsor
- verb - sponsor together with another sponsor
Cosseting
- verb - pamper
- treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
Cost-Plus
- adjective - determining payment based on the actual cost of production plus an agreed-upon fee or rate of profit; "a cost-plus government contract"
Costalgia
- noun - pain in the chest caused by inflammation of the muscles between the ribs
Costanoan
- noun - a member of a North American Indian people living in coastal California between Monterey and San Francisco Bay
- a Penutian language spoken by the Costanoan