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n. A punctuation mark ( : ) used after a word introducing a quotation, an explanation, an example, or a series and often after the salutation of a business letter.

n. The sign ( : ) used between numbers or groups of numbers in expressions of time (2:30 A.M.) and ratios (1:2).

n. A section of a metrical period in quantitative verse, consisting of two to six feet and in Latin verse having one principal accent.

n. The section of the large intestine extending from the cecum to the rectum.

n. See Table at currency.

n. The punctuation mark ":".

n. The triangular colon (especially in context of not being able to type the actual triangular colon).

n. A rhetorical figure consisting of a clause which is grammatically, but not logically, complete.

n. Part of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the anus

n. That part of the large intestines which extends from the cæcum to the rectum. [See Illust. of digestion.]

n. A point or character, formed thus [:], used to separate parts of a sentence that are complete in themselves and nearly independent, often taking the place of a conjunction.

n. In ancient Grammar and rhetoric, one of the larger or principal divisions of a sentence or period; a long clause, or a group of minor clauses or commata. See comma, 1.

n. In ancient prosody, one of the members or sections of a rhythmical period, forming an uninterrupted sequence of feet, united under a principal ictus or beat: sometimes called a series.

n. In paleography, a long clause or group of clauses, or a series of words of about the average length of such a group, estimated as approximately equal to a dactylic hexameter in extent—that is, as containing from 12 to 17 syllables.

n. A mark of punctuation formed by two dots like periods placed one above the other (:), used to mark a discontinuity of grammatical construction greater than that indicated by the semicolon and less than that indicated by the period.

n. In anatomy, a portion of the intestinal tract, the so-called “large” as distinguished from the “small” intestine, continuous from the ileum to the rectum; the great gut, beginning at the cæcum and ending in the sigmoid flexure.

n. In entomology, the second portion of an insect's intestine, generally broader than the preceding portion or ileum.

n. The silver peso or dollar of Costa Rica, of the value of 46½ cents or 100 centavos.

n. the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted

n. a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter)

n. the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos

n. a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal

n. the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos

"The flow of undigested waste in the colon is the question more generally of the fiber."

punctuation mark    punctuation    el salvadoran monetary unit    port    metropolis    urban center    city    costa rican monetary unit   

colon bacillus   

cola    colones    digestion   

Dolan    Nolan    Solon    golan    polan    solan    solon    stolen    swollen   

pancreas    intestine    prostate    bladder    duodenum    spleen    kidney    bowel    urethra    jejunum