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rhodogen

rhodogen noun: a substance found in beets that turns red on exposure to oxygen.

Noun

rhodogen (uncountable)

  1. A substance found in beets that turns red on exposure to oxygen.

Origin of rhodogen

rhodo- + -gen, modelled on earlier chromogen.

Questions about rhodogen

What does rhodogen mean?
Rhodogen means a substance found in beets that turns red on exposure to oxygen.
What part of speech is rhodogen?
Rhodogen is a noun.

Words near rhodogen in the dictionary

  1. rhododendric acid
  2. rhododendrol
  3. rhododendron
  4. rhododendronlike
  5. rhododendrons
  6. rhodogen
  7. rhodoid
  8. rhodolite
  9. rhodolites
  10. rhodolith
  11. rhodolithic

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