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cogen

cogen noun: cogeneration; a combination heating plant and power generator.

Noun

cogen (plural cogens)

  1. cogeneration; a combination heating plant and power generator.
    • Cooper Union now wants a cogen in its landmark Foundation Building.2009 February 25, Alec Appelbaum, “Towers in Manhattan Gather Heat for Power”, in New York Times

Forms of cogen

pluralcogens

Origin of cogen

Shortening.

Questions about cogen

What does cogen mean?
Cogen means cogeneration; a combination heating plant and power generator.
What part of speech is cogen?
Cogen is a noun.
What is the plural of cogen?
The plural of cogen is cogens.

Words near cogen in the dictionary

  1. Cogealac
  2. cogebra
  3. cogebras
  4. cogee
  5. cogees
  6. cogen
  7. cogence
  8. cogences
  9. cogencies
  10. cogency
  11. cogender

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