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telogenic

telogenic adjective: of, pertaining to, or arising during the telogen, the resting phase of the hair growth cycle.

Adjective

telogenic (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or arising during the telogen, the resting phase of the hair growth cycle
    • a telogenic hair
    Synonyms:
    telogenous
  2. Of, pertaining to or deriving from telogens, transfer agents used in telomerization
    • telogenic activity

Synonyms of telogenic

Origin of telogenic

From telo- + -genic.

Words formed from telogenic

Questions about telogenic

What does telogenic mean?
Telogenic means of, pertaining to, or arising during the telogen, the resting phase of the hair growth cycle.
What part of speech is telogenic?
Telogenic is an adjective.

Words near telogenic in the dictionary

  1. teloganodid
  2. telogen
  3. telogen effluvium
  4. telogenesis
  5. telogenetic
  6. telogenic
  7. telogenically
  8. telogenous
  9. telogens
  10. telogonic
  11. teloi

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