before vowels coel-, word-forming element in scientific compounds meaning "hollow," from Latinized form of Greek koilos "hollow," from PIE root *keue- "to swell," also "vault, hole."
co-education
co-educational
coefficient
coelacanth
coeliac
coelo-
coelomate
coeno-
coequal
coerce
coercion
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