Meanings
adjectiveagonescent (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyOf a cell: Undergoing agonescence.
Origin
- Latinagōn“contest”
- Englishagonescent
From Latin agōn (“contest”) + -escent. See agonescence.
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Rhymes with agonescent
crescentfluorescentantidepressantincandescentconvalescentsuppressantiridescentincessantluminescentquiescentpubescentdepressanteffervescentopalescentpearlescentflorescentevanescentelectroluminescenttumescentphosphorescentessentprepubescentsenescentobsolescent
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APA
agonescent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agonescent
MLA
“agonescent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agonescent. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “agonescent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agonescent.
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