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antheridiogen

antheridiogen noun: a chemical (any one of a class of chemicals) secreted by fern gametophytes which promote the production of male gametangia.

Noun

antheridiogen (plural antheridiogens)

  1. A chemical (any one of a class of chemicals) secreted by fern gametophytes which promote the production of male gametangia.

Forms of antheridiogen

pluralantheridiogens

Questions about antheridiogen

What does antheridiogen mean?
Antheridiogen means a chemical (any one of a class of chemicals) secreted by fern gametophytes which promote the production of male gametangia.
What part of speech is antheridiogen?
Antheridiogen is a noun.
What is the plural of antheridiogen?
The plural of antheridiogen is antheridiogens.

Words near antheridiogen in the dictionary

  1. anthericum
  2. anthericums
  3. antheridia
  4. antheridial
  5. antheridic
  6. antheridiogen
  7. antheridiogens
  8. antheridiophore
  9. antheridiophores
  10. antheridium
  11. antheriferous

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