| ACROGENOUS | • acrogenous adj. (Botany) Increasing by growth from the extremity. • ACROGENOUS adj. like or relating to an acrogen, a cryptogam with a distinct permanent stem. |
| AGRONOMICS | • agronomics n. The science of soil management and the production of field crops. • AGRONOMICS n. the science dealing with the management and productivity of land. |
| ASCOGONIUM | • ascogonium n. (Mycology) The spiral female organ of an ascomycetous fungus from which asci are produced. • ASCOGONIUM n. the female reproductive structure of fungi. |
| CACHOLONGS | • cacholongs n. Plural of cacholong. • CACHOLONG n. (French) an opaque or milk-white chalcedony, a variety of quartz. |
| CLANGOROUS | • clangorous adj. Making a clangor. • CLANGOROUS adj. full of clangour. |
| COGNATIONS | • cognations n. Plural of cognation. • COGNATION n. relationship by blood; descent from the same original. |
| COMMONAGES | • commonages n. Plural of commonage. • COMMONAGE n. the right of pasturing on a common. |
| CONTAGIONS | • contagions n. Plural of contagion. • CONTAGION n. transmission of a disease by direct contact with an infected person or object. |
| CONTAGIOUS | • contagious adj. (Of a disease) Easily transmitted to others. • contagious adj. (Figurative) Easily passed on to others. • contagious adj. (Of a person) Having a disease that can be transmitted to another person. |
| CONTANGOES | • contangoes n. Plural of contango. • CONTANGO v. to exercise the right of contango. |
| COSMOGONAL | • cosmogonal adj. (Archaic) Of or pertaining to cosmogony. • COSMOGONAL adj. relating to cosmogony, also COSMOGONIC, COSMOGONICAL. |
| DODECAGONS | • dodecagons n. Plural of dodecagon. • DODECAGON n. a plane figure with twelve sides. |
| GEOCORONAS | • geocoronas n. Plural of geocorona. • GEOCORONA n. an outer layer of the earth's atmosphere. |