present participle of colonize

(obsolete) A husbandman. / A European colonial settler, especially in a French colony.

(anatomy) Part of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the rectum. (Because the colon is the largest part of the large intestine (constituting most of it), it is often treated as synonymous therewith in broad or casual usage.)

The punctuation mark ":". / (rare) The triangular colon (especially in context of not being able to type the actual triangular colon).

Of, relating to, affecting or within the colon.

An enema.

The process of establishing a colony. / (social sciences) The process of colonizing or taking over.

plural of colonic

(obsolete) Of or relating to husbandmen.

plural of coloner