| 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. |
| 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. |
| CLANGOROUS | • clangorous adj. Making a clangor. • CLANGOROUS adj. full of clangour. |
| COHOUSINGS | • COHOUSING n. a type of housing with some shared facilities. |
| COLOURINGS | • colourings n. Plural of colouring. • COLOURING n. colour. |
| 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. |
| CONTIGUOUS | • contiguous adj. Connected; touching; abutting. • contiguous adj. Adjacent; neighboring. • contiguous adj. Connecting without a break. |
| COUPONINGS | • COUPONING n. rationing by means of coupons. |
| CROTONBUGS | • Croton␣bugs n. Plural of Croton bug. • CROTONBUG n. a species of cockroach. |
| CYNOMOLGUS | • cynomolgus n. (Often attributive) A long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis), native to Asia, that feeds on shellfish. • CYNOMOLGUS n. a type of macaque. |
| ECTOGENOUS | • ectogenous adj. (Zoology, of a pathogenic organism) Able to survive outside of its host. • ECTOGENOUS adj. of a parasite, that can live outside a host. |
| GONOCOCCUS | • gonococcus n. Any of the bacteria (Neisseria gonorrhoeae) that is responsible for gonorrhea. • GONOCOCCUS n. the bacterium that causes gonorrhoea. |
| GUNCOTTONS | • guncottons n. Plural of guncotton. • GUNCOTTON n. an explosive made by saturating cotton in nitric and sulphuric acids. |
| OCTOGYNOUS | • octogynous adj. (Botany) Having eight pistils. • OCTOGYNOUS adj. having eight pistils. |
| ONCOGENOUS | • ONCOGENOUS adj. relating to an oncogene, an agent producing cancerous tumours. |
| OUTSCORING | • outscoring v. Present participle of outscore. • OUTSCORE v. to score more points than. |
| SUBCOOLING | • subcooling n. (Physics) cooling a liquid to a temperature that is less that its saturation temperature at a particular pressure. • SUBCOOL v. to cool below the freezing point. |