| ABSTERGENT | • abstergent adj. Cleansing, detergent. • abstergent n. A substance used to cleanse; a detergent. • ABSTERGENT adj. serving to cleanse, detergent. |
| ARCTANGENT | • arctangent n. (Trigonometry) Any of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the tangent… • ARCTANGENT n. a geometrical ratio. |
| ASTRINGENT | • astringent n. A substance which draws tissue together, thus restricting the flow of blood. • astringent adj. Extremely sour, bitter. • astringent adj. Sharp, caustic, severe. |
| BIOREAGENT | • bioreagent n. (Biochemistry) Any reagent (especially an enzyme) of biological origin. • bioreagent n. (Biochemistry) Any reagent used in biochemistry. • BIOREAGENT n. a biological agent that reacts. |
| CONTINGENT | • contingent n. An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something future. • contingent n. That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share. • contingent n. (Military) A quota of troops. |
| CONVERGENT | • convergent adj. That converges or focuses; converging. • convergent adj. (Mathematical analysis, topology) Of a sequence or series in a topological space, converging to a (finite… • convergent n. (Mathematics) The rational number obtained when a continued fraction has been terminated after a finite… |
| PREFULGENT | • PREFULGENT adj. extremely bright. |
| PROFULGENT | • profulgent adj. (Obsolete) Shining forth; brilliant; effulgent. • PROFULGENT adj. shining out; radiant. |
| REFRINGENT | • refringent adj. That refracts; refractive. • REFRINGENT adj. pertaining to, or possessing, refringency. |
| SUBTANGENT | • subtangent n. (Geometry) The part of the axis contained between the ordinate and tangent drawn to the same point in a curve. • SUBTANGENT n. the part of the axis contained between the ordinate and tangent drawn to the same point in a curve. |
| SUPERAGENT | • superagent n. A highly skilled or prominent agent, particularly in show business. • SUPERAGENT n. a top agent. |
| UNDERAGENT | • underagent n. A subordinate agent. • UNDERAGENT n. a subordinate agent. |
| VICEREGENT | • viceregent n. The official administrative deputy of a regent; vicegerent. • VICEREGENT n. a substitute for a regent. |