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inogen

inogen noun: a complex nitrogenous substance formerly hypothesized to be continually decomposed and reproduced in the muscles during life.

Noun

inogen (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A complex nitrogenous substance formerly hypothesized to be continually decomposed and reproduced in the muscles during life.

Origin of inogen

From Ancient Greek ἴς (ís, “power, muscle”) + -gen.

Questions about inogen

What does inogen mean?
Inogen means a complex nitrogenous substance formerly hypothesized to be continually decomposed and reproduced in the muscles during life.
What part of speech is inogen?
Inogen is a noun.

Words near inogen in the dictionary

  1. inofficiosity
  2. inofficious
  3. inofficiously
  4. inofficiousness
  5. inogatran
  6. inogen
  7. inogorodnie
  8. inokosterone
  9. inolfactible
  10. inolimomab
  11. inomycin

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