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trichogen

trichogen noun: an epidermal cell that grows into a seta.

Noun

trichogen (plural trichogens)

  1. An epidermal cell that grows into a seta.
  2. A substance that stimulates hair growth.

Forms of trichogen

pluraltrichogens

Origin of trichogen

From tricho- + -gen.

Questions about trichogen

What does trichogen mean?
Trichogen means an epidermal cell that grows into a seta.
What part of speech is trichogen?
Trichogen is a noun.
What is the plural of trichogen?
The plural of trichogen is trichogens.

Words near trichogen in the dictionary

  1. trichoepithelioma
  2. trichoepitheliomas
  3. trichoepitheliomata
  4. trichofolliculoma
  5. trichofolliculomas
  6. trichogen
  7. trichogenesis
  8. trichogenic
  9. trichogenous
  10. trichogens
  11. trichogram

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