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photogene

/ˈfəʊtəʊd͡ʒiːn/

photogene noun: a photograph.

Noun (1)

photogene (plural photogenes)

  1. (obsolete) A photograph.
  2. (archaic) An afterimage.
    • In youth , the visual apparatus is so quickly restored to its state of integrity , that many of these photogenes, as they are called , cannot be perceived .1864-1898, Herbert Spencer, Principles of Biology

Noun (2)

photogene (plural photogenes)

  1. A gene involved in photosynthesis.

Forms of photogene

pluralphotogenes

Origin of photogene

From photo- + -gene.

From photo- + gene.

Questions about photogene

What does photogene mean?
Photogene means a photograph.
What part of speech is photogene?
Photogene is a noun.
How do you pronounce photogene?
Photogene is pronounced /ˈfəʊtəʊd͡ʒiːn/.
What is the plural of photogene?
The plural of photogene is photogenes.

Words near photogene in the dictionary

  1. photogate
  2. photogates
  3. photogating
  4. photogelatin
  5. photogen
  6. photogene
  7. photogenerated
  8. photogeneration
  9. photogenes
  10. photogenesis
  11. photogenetic

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