| ASSURGENT | • assurgent n. (Heraldry) A man or beast rising out of the sea. • assurgent adj. Rising or tending to rise. • assurgent adj. (Botany) Curving upward. |
| CORRIGENT | • corrigent adj. Corrective. • corrigent n. (Medicine) Any substance added to a medicine to make it more palatable. • CORRIGENT n. a drug to reduce or counteract undesirable effects of others in a formula. |
| COTANGENT | • cotangent n. (Trigonometry) In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the tangent of an angle. Symbols: cot, ctg, or ctn. • COTANGENT n. the tangent of the complement of an arc or angle. |
| DETERGENT | • detergent n. Any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant. • detergent adj. Synonym of cleansing. • DETERGENT n. a cleansing agent. |
| DIVERGENT | • divergent adj. Growing further apart; diverging. • divergent adj. (Mathematics) (said of a sequence or series) Diverging; not approaching a limit. • divergent adj. Disagreeing from something given; differing. |
| EFFULGENT | • effulgent adj. (Literary, also figuratively) Radiant, resplendent, shining. • EFFULGENT adj. radiant; bright. |
| IMPINGENT | • impingent adj. Striking against or upon. • IMPINGENT adj. striking against or upon. |
| INDULGENT | • indulgent adj. Disposed or prone to indulge, humor, gratify, or yield to one’s own or another’s desires, etc., or to… • INDULGENT adj. tending to indulge. |
| INSURGENT | • insurgent adj. Rebellious, opposing authority. • insurgent adj. Of water: surging or rushing in. • insurgent n. One of several people who take up arms against the local state authority; a participant in insurgency. |
| NEGLIGENT | • negligent adj. Careless or inattentive. • negligent adj. (Law) Culpable due to negligence. • NEGLIGENT adj. careless. |
| NEWSAGENT | • newsagent n. A retail business selling newspapers, magazines, and stationery; a stationer. • newsagent n. The proprietor of such a business. • NEWSAGENT n. one who sells newspapers etc. |
| NONURGENT | • nonurgent adj. Not urgent. • NONURGENT adj. not urgent. |
| REFULGENT | • refulgent adj. Resplendent, or shining brightly and radiantly. • refulgent adj. (Figuratively) As if giving off light or warmth. • REFULGENT adj. radiant, brilliant, shining. |
| RESURGENT | • resurgent adj. Undergoing a resurgence; experiencing renewed vigor or vitality. • resurgent adj. (Astronomy) Of a celestial object, moving upwards relative to the horizon after a period of having moved downwards. • resurgent adj. Rising again, as from the dead. |
| STRINGENT | • stringent adj. Strict; binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe. • STRINGENT adj. tight, binding, rigorous. |