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   cell wall
         n 1: a rigid layer of polysaccharides enclosing the membrane of
               plant and prokaryotic cells; maintains the shape of the
               cell and serves as a protective barrier

English Dictionary: cilial by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cilial
adj
  1. of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell
    Synonym(s): ciliary, ciliate, cilial
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coal oil
n
  1. a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
    Synonym(s): kerosene, kerosine, lamp oil, coal oil
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coalhole
n
  1. a bin for holding coal
    Synonym(s): coalbin, coalhole
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cow lily
n
  1. common water lily of eastern and central North America, having broad leaves and globe-shaped yellow flowers; in sluggish fresh or slightly brackish water
    Synonym(s): spatterdock, cow lily, yellow pond lily, Nuphar advena
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cellule \Cel"lule\, n. [L. cellula a small apartment, dim. of
      cella: cf. F. cellule. See {Cell}.]
      A small cell.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kerosene \Ker"o*sene`\, n. [Gr. [?] wax.]
      An oil used for illuminating purposes, formerly obtained from
      the distillation of mineral wax, bituminous shale, etc., and
      hence called also {coal oil}. It is now produced in immense
      quantities, chiefly by the distillation and purification of
      petroleum. It consists chiefly of several hydrocarbons of the
      methane series.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Coal \Coal\, n. [AS. col; akin to D. kool, OHG. chol, cholo, G.
      kohle, Icel. kol, pl., Sw. kol, Dan. kul; cf. Skr. jval to
      burn. Cf. {Kiln}, {Collier}.]
      1. A thoroughly charred, and extinguished or still ignited,
            fragment from wood or other combustible substance;
            charcoal.
  
      2. (Min.) A black, or brownish black, solid, combustible
            substance, dug from beds or veins in the earth to be used
            for fuel, and consisting, like charcoal, mainly of carbon,
            but more compact, and often affording, when heated, a
            large amount of volatile matter.
  
      Note: This word is often used adjectively, or as the first
               part of self-explaining compounds; as, coal-black; coal
               formation; coal scuttle; coal ship. etc.
  
      Note: In England the plural coals is used, for the broken
               mineral coal burned in grates, etc.; as, to put coals
               on the fire. In the United States the singular in a
               collective sense is the customary usage; as, a hod of
               coal.
  
      {Age of coal plants}. See {Age of Acrogens}, under {Acrogen}.
           
  
      {Anthracite} or {Glance coal}. See {Anthracite}.
  
      {Bituminous coal}. See under {Bituminous}.
  
      {Blind coal}. See under {Blind}.
  
      {Brown coal}, [or] {Lignite}. See {Lignite}.
  
      {Caking coal}, a bituminous coal, which softens and becomes
            pasty or semi-viscid when heated. On increasing the heat,
            the volatile products are driven off, and a coherent,
            grayish black, cellular mass of coke is left.
  
      {Cannel coal}, a very compact bituminous coal, of fine
            texture and dull luster. See {Cannel coal}.
  
      {Coal bed} (Geol.), a layer or stratum of mineral coal.
  
      {Coal breaker}, a structure including machines and machinery
            adapted for crushing, cleansing, and assorting coal.
  
      {Coal field} (Geol.), a region in which deposits of coal
            occur. Such regions have often a basinlike structure, and
            are hence called {coal basins}. See {Basin}.
  
      {Coal gas}, a variety of carbureted hydrogen, procured from
            bituminous coal, used in lighting streets, houses, etc.,
            and for cooking and heating.
  
      {Coal heaver}, a man employed in carrying coal, and esp. in
            putting it in, and discharging it from, ships.
  
      {Coal measures}. (Geol.)
            (a) Strata of coal with the attendant rocks.
            (b) A subdivision of the carboniferous formation, between
                  the millstone grit below and the Permian formation
                  above, and including nearly all the workable coal beds
                  of the world.
  
      {Coal oil}, a general name for mineral oils; petroleum.
  
      {Coal plant} (Geol.), one of the remains or impressions of
            plants found in the strata of the coal formation.
  
      {Coal tar}. See in the Vocabulary.
  
      {To haul over the coals}, to call to account; to scold or
            censure. [Colloq.]
  
      {Wood coal}. See {Lignite}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kerosene \Ker"o*sene`\, n. [Gr. [?] wax.]
      An oil used for illuminating purposes, formerly obtained from
      the distillation of mineral wax, bituminous shale, etc., and
      hence called also {coal oil}. It is now produced in immense
      quantities, chiefly by the distillation and purification of
      petroleum. It consists chiefly of several hydrocarbons of the
      methane series.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Coal \Coal\, n. [AS. col; akin to D. kool, OHG. chol, cholo, G.
      kohle, Icel. kol, pl., Sw. kol, Dan. kul; cf. Skr. jval to
      burn. Cf. {Kiln}, {Collier}.]
      1. A thoroughly charred, and extinguished or still ignited,
            fragment from wood or other combustible substance;
            charcoal.
  
      2. (Min.) A black, or brownish black, solid, combustible
            substance, dug from beds or veins in the earth to be used
            for fuel, and consisting, like charcoal, mainly of carbon,
            but more compact, and often affording, when heated, a
            large amount of volatile matter.
  
      Note: This word is often used adjectively, or as the first
               part of self-explaining compounds; as, coal-black; coal
               formation; coal scuttle; coal ship. etc.
  
      Note: In England the plural coals is used, for the broken
               mineral coal burned in grates, etc.; as, to put coals
               on the fire. In the United States the singular in a
               collective sense is the customary usage; as, a hod of
               coal.
  
      {Age of coal plants}. See {Age of Acrogens}, under {Acrogen}.
           
  
      {Anthracite} or {Glance coal}. See {Anthracite}.
  
      {Bituminous coal}. See under {Bituminous}.
  
      {Blind coal}. See under {Blind}.
  
      {Brown coal}, [or] {Lignite}. See {Lignite}.
  
      {Caking coal}, a bituminous coal, which softens and becomes
            pasty or semi-viscid when heated. On increasing the heat,
            the volatile products are driven off, and a coherent,
            grayish black, cellular mass of coke is left.
  
      {Cannel coal}, a very compact bituminous coal, of fine
            texture and dull luster. See {Cannel coal}.
  
      {Coal bed} (Geol.), a layer or stratum of mineral coal.
  
      {Coal breaker}, a structure including machines and machinery
            adapted for crushing, cleansing, and assorting coal.
  
      {Coal field} (Geol.), a region in which deposits of coal
            occur. Such regions have often a basinlike structure, and
            are hence called {coal basins}. See {Basin}.
  
      {Coal gas}, a variety of carbureted hydrogen, procured from
            bituminous coal, used in lighting streets, houses, etc.,
            and for cooking and heating.
  
      {Coal heaver}, a man employed in carrying coal, and esp. in
            putting it in, and discharging it from, ships.
  
      {Coal measures}. (Geol.)
            (a) Strata of coal with the attendant rocks.
            (b) A subdivision of the carboniferous formation, between
                  the millstone grit below and the Permian formation
                  above, and including nearly all the workable coal beds
                  of the world.
  
      {Coal oil}, a general name for mineral oils; petroleum.
  
      {Coal plant} (Geol.), one of the remains or impressions of
            plants found in the strata of the coal formation.
  
      {Coal tar}. See in the Vocabulary.
  
      {To haul over the coals}, to call to account; to scold or
            censure. [Colloq.]
  
      {Wood coal}. See {Lignite}.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Clayhole, KY
      Zip code(s): 41317

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Coal Hill, AR (city, FIPS 14500)
      Location: 35.43702 N, 93.66755 W
      Population (1990): 912 (436 housing units)
      Area: 6.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 72832

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Colwell, IA (city, FIPS 15465)
      Location: 43.15809 N, 92.59146 W
      Population (1990): 94 (36 housing units)
      Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Chelal, as night
  
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