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coprogen

coprogen noun: an iron-containing growth-promoting complex isolated from Penicillium and other Aspergillaceae organisms.

Noun

coprogen (countable and uncountable, plural coprogens)

  1. An iron-containing growth-promoting complex isolated from Penicillium and other Aspergillaceae organisms.

Forms of coprogen

pluralcoprogens

Origin of coprogen

Shortening of coproporphyrinogen

Questions about coprogen

What does coprogen mean?
Coprogen means an iron-containing growth-promoting complex isolated from Penicillium and other Aspergillaceae organisms.
What part of speech is coprogen?
Coprogen is a noun.
What is the plural of coprogen?
The plural of coprogen is coprogens.

Words near coprogen in the dictionary

  1. coproduction
  2. coproductions
  3. coproducts
  4. coprofauna
  5. coprofaunas
  6. coprogen
  7. coprogenous
  8. coprogens
  9. coprographia
  10. coprographic
  11. coprolagnia

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