colon
List-introducing punctuation mark
A colon is the punctuation mark (:) used to introduce what follows—a list, an explanation, or an elaboration of what precedes it.
In biblical and time notation, colons separate chapter from verse and hours from minutes: John 3:16, 4:30 PM.
The other colon is the large intestine, the final section of the digestive tract leading to the rectum.
Lower digestive tract portion
- bowelInternal digestive organ
- rectumTerminal intestinal chamber
- cecumLarge intestine's origin pouch
- sigmoidCurving in two directions
ascending · descending · transverse · appendix · ileum · gut · tissue · mucosa
Process of taking in
- peristalsisInvoluntary digestive muscle waves
- gut floraIntestinal microbial community
- microbiomeBody's microbial community
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
fiber · waste · feces · stool · elimination · defecation · constipation · diarrhea
Punctuation joining related clauses
- commaPunctuation marking pauses
- periodPunctuation ending sentences
- dashQuick burst or pinch
- clauseProvision in agreement
list · enumeration · quotation · dialogue · syntax · grammar · separator · delimiter
Comparative relation of parts
- notationSystem of written symbols
- mathematicsScience of quantity and structure
- scaleMeasure of relative size
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
mixture · dilution · concentration · aspect ratio · score · versus · relationship · comparison
large intestine
Lower digestive tract portion
sigmoid · ascending · descending · transverse · appendix · ileum · gut · tissue · mucosa · polyp
absorption
Process of taking in
- peristalsisInvoluntary digestive muscle waves
- gut floraIntestinal microbial community
- microbiomeBody's microbial community
bacteria · fiber · waste · feces · stool · elimination · defecation · constipation · diarrhea · motility
semicolon
Punctuation joining related clauses
clause · list · enumeration · quotation · dialogue · syntax · grammar · separator · delimiter · introduction
proportion
Comparative relation of parts
- notationSystem of written symbols
- mathematicsScience of quantity and structure
- scaleMeasure of relative size
odds · mixture · dilution · concentration · aspect ratio · score · versus · relationship · comparison · parts
- digestionstomach acid, swallowing, digesting, chewing, digestion
- gutintestine, small intestine, large intestine, bowel, guts
- marksmark, blemish, blotch, stroke, seal of approval
- punctuationperiod, comma, apostrophe, semicolon, question mark
- Symbols and Abbreviationsabbreviation, acronym, shorthand, initialism, contraction
- grammar termsnoun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun
colonsmall intestine
Digestive absorption organ
esophagus · mouth · stomach · duodenum · oral cavity
- ant colonySocial insect community
- French coloniesLands under Parisian rule
- English coloniesCrown territories in America
- ant coloniesOrganized insect communities underground
- penal colonyDistant settlement for exiled criminals
- colon cancerMalignant growth in large intestine
colony, colonize, colonies, colonization, colonizer, colic, colonized, colons, colonizing