Co
Symbol, Chemistry.
Definition for co (2 of 9)
CO
Colorado (approved especially for use with zip code).
Commanding Officer.
conscientious objector.
Definition for co (3 of 9)
co-
variant of com- before a vowel, h, and gn: coadjutor; cohabit; cognate. The prefix co- now productively forms new words from bases beginning with any sound (co-conspirator; co-manage; coseismic), sometimes with the derived sense “auxiliary, subsidiary” (coenzyme; copilot), and, in mathematics and astronomy, with the sense “complement” (codeclination).
Definition for co (4 of 9)
Definition for co (5 of 9)
c.o.
care of.
carried over.
Definition for co (6 of 9)
c/o
care of.
Bookkeeping.
carried over.
cash order.
Definition for co (7 of 9)
C/o
care of.
Bookkeeping.
carried over.
Definition for co (8 of 9)
C.O.
cash order.
Commanding Officer.
conscientious objector.
correction officer.
Definition for co (9 of 9)
C/O
cash order.
certificate of origin.
Example sentences from the Web for co
British Dictionary definitions for co (1 of 7)
co
the internet domain name for
a commercial company (used with a country domain name)
Colombia
British Dictionary definitions for co (2 of 7)
Co
1
the chemical symbol for
cobalt
British Dictionary definitions for co (3 of 7)
Co
2
abbreviation for
County
British Dictionary definitions for co (4 of 7)
Co
3
co
abbreviation for
(esp in names of business organizations)
Company
and co (kəʊ) informal
and the rest of them
Harold and co
British Dictionary definitions for co (5 of 7)
CO
abbreviation for
Commanding Officer
Commonwealth Office
conscientious objector
Colorado
Colombia (international car registration)
British Dictionary definitions for co (6 of 7)
co-
prefix
together; joint or jointly; mutual or mutually
coproduction
indicating partnership or equality
cofounder; copilot
to the same or a similar degree
coextend
(in mathematics and astronomy) of the complement of an angle
cosecant; codeclination
Word Origin for co-
from Latin, reduced form of
com-
British Dictionary definitions for co (7 of 7)
c/o
abbreviation for
care of
accounting
carried over
Medical definitions for co (1 of 2)
Co
The symbol for the elementcobalt
Medical definitions for co (2 of 2)
co-
pref.
Together; joint; jointly; mutually:coaptation.
Subordinate or auxiliary:coenzyme.
To the same extent or degree:codominant.
Scientific definitions for co (1 of 2)
Co
The symbol for cobalt.
Scientific definitions for co (2 of 2)
cobalt
[ kō′bôlt′ ]
Co
A silvery-white, hard, brittle metallic element that occurs widely in metal ores. It is used to make magnetic alloys, heat-resistant alloys, and blue pigment for ceramics and glass. Atomic number 27; atomic weight 58.9332; melting point 1,495°C; boiling point 2,900°C; specific gravity 8.9; valence 2, 3. See Periodic Table.