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empathogen

Syllables: em·path·o·gen/ɛmˈpæθəd͡ʒn̩/

empathogen noun: a chemical agent that induces feelings of empathy.

Noun

empathogen (plural empathogens)

  1. A chemical agent that induces feelings of empathy.

Forms of empathogen

pluralempathogens

Origin of empathogen

From empathy + -o- + -gen, coined by American psychologist Ralph Metzner in 1983.

Words formed from empathogen

Questions about empathogen

What does empathogen mean?
Empathogen means a chemical agent that induces feelings of empathy.
What part of speech is empathogen?
Empathogen is a noun.
How do you pronounce empathogen?
Empathogen is pronounced /ɛmˈpæθəd͡ʒn̩/.
What is the plural of empathogen?
The plural of empathogen is empathogens.

Words near empathogen in the dictionary

  1. empathized
  2. empathizer
  3. empathizers
  4. empathizes
  5. empathizing
  6. empathogen
  7. empathogenic
  8. empathogens
  9. empaths
  10. empathy
  11. empathy bellies

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