| ASTRINGENCES | • astringences n. Plural of astringence. • ASTRINGENCE n. being astringent, also ASTRINGENCY. |
| ASTRINGENTLY | • astringently adv. In the manner of an astringent. • ASTRINGENT adv. contracting, drawing together. |
| BIREFRINGENT | • birefringent adj. Of or pertaining to birefringence. • birefringent adj. Having two refractive indices (depending on orientation). • BIREFRINGENT adj. relating to birefringence. |
| CONSTRINGENT | • constringent adj. Having the quality of contracting, binding, or compressing. • CONSTRINGENT adj. tending to constringe. |
| CONTINGENCES | • contingences n. Plural of contingence. • CONTINGENCE n. an event (as an emergency) that may but is not certain to occur, also CONTINGENCY. |
| CONTINGENTLY | • contingently adv. In a contingent manner; without foresight. • CONTINGENT adv. touching, dependent. |
| DISINGENUITY | • disingenuity n. Synonym of disingenuousness. • DISINGENUITY n. the state of being disingenuous. |
| DISINGENUOUS | • disingenuous adj. Not honourable; unworthy of honour. • disingenuous adj. Not ingenuous; not frank or open. • disingenuous adj. Assuming a pose of naïveté to make a point or for deception. |
| INGENERATING | • ingenerating v. Present participle of ingenerate. • INGENERATE v. to generate or produce within. |
| INGENERATION | • ingeneration n. (Dated) generation; the creating or causing of something. • INGENERATION n. the act of ingenerating. |
| PALINGENESES | • palingeneses n. Plural of palingenesis. • PALINGENESIS n. the remelting of rock followed by solidification into a different form, also PALINGENESIA, PALINGENESY. |
| PALINGENESIA | • palingenesia n. Rebirth; regeneration. • PALINGENESIA n. the remelting of rock followed by solidification into a different form, also PALINGENESIS, PALINGENESY. |
| PALINGENESIS | • palingenesis n. (Uncountable, also figuratively) Rebirth; regeneration; (countable) an instance of this. • palingenesis n. (Uncountable, biology, chiefly historical or obsolete) The apparent repetition, during the development… • palingenesis n. (Uncountable, geology) The regeneration of magma by the melting of metamorphic rocks. |
| PALINGENETIC | • palingenetic adj. Of or pertaining to palingenesis. • PALINGENETIC adj. relating to palingenesis, the remelting of rock followed by solidification into a different form, also PALINGENETICAL. |
| REFRINGENCES | • refringences n. Plural of refringence. • REFRINGENCE n. refractivity, also REFRINGENCY. |
| RESTRINGENTS | • restringents n. Plural of restringent. • RESTRINGENT n. an astringent. |
| RETROMINGENT | • retromingent n. (Obsolete) An animal that urinates backwards, such as the camel, hippo or raccoon. • retromingent adj. (Not comparable) That urinates backwards; also used of such urination. • retromingent adj. Cowardly. |
| STRINGENCIES | • stringencies n. Plural of stringency. • STRINGENCY n. the state of being stringent. |