11-letter words containing gen
- perigenesis — the name given by Haeckel to a theory of reproduction positing that dynamic life force is transmitted from one generation to the next
- plantagenet — a member of the royal house that ruled England from the accession of Henry II in 1154 to the death of Richard III in 1485.
- plasmalogen — any of the class of phosphatides that contain an aldehyde of a fatty acid, found in heart and skeletal muscle, the brain, the liver, and in eggs.
- plasminogen — the blood substance that when activated forms plasmin.
- polygenesis — origin from more than one ancestral species or line.
- polygenetic — Biology. relating to or exhibiting polygenesis.
- port gentil — a seaport in W Gabon.
- port-gentil — a seaport in W Gabon.
- preemergent — of or relating to seedlings before they emerge or appear above ground: a preemergent weed-killer.
- pregenerate — to bring into existence; cause to be; produce.
- press agent — a person employed to promote the interests of an individual, organization, etc., by obtaining favorable publicity through advertisements, mentions in columns, and the like.
- primigenial — relating to an early stage of existence; primitive
- progenitive — capable of having offspring; reproductive.
- progeniture — procreation
- progestogen — progestin.
- psychogenic — having origin in the mind or in a mental condition or process: a psychogenic disorder.
- psychotogen — a substance that causes a psychotic reaction.
- pyrogenetic — heat-producing
- re-emergent — coming into view or notice; issuing.
- reemergence — the act or process of emerging.
- refringence — refractivity.
- regenerable — to effect a complete moral reform in.
- regenerator — a person or thing that regenerates.
- restringent — (of medicines and chemicals) causing contraction of body tissues, checking blood flow, or restricting secretions of fluids
- roentgenium — a superheavy, synthetic radioactive element with a very short half-life. Symbol: Rg; atomic number: 111.
- roentgenize — to subject to the action of x-rays.
- san gennaro — San [san;; Italian sahn] /sæn;; Italian sɑn/ (Show IPA), Januarius.
- schizogenic — reproducing or formed by fission.
- somatogenic — developing from somatic cells.
- spitsbergen — a group of islands in the Arctic Ocean, N of and belonging to Norway. 24,293 sq. mi. (62,920 sq. km).
- spitzbergen — a group of islands in the Arctic Ocean, N of and belonging to Norway. 24,293 sq. mi. (62,920 sq. km).
- sporogenous — of or relating to spores or spore production.
- strangeness — the quality or condition of being strange.
- stringently — rigorously binding or exacting; strict; severe: stringent laws.
- submergence — to put or sink below the surface of water or any other enveloping medium.
- sui generis — of his, her, its, or their own kind; unique.
- superagency — a very large agency, especially a large government agency that oversees smaller ones.
- tangentally — pertaining to or of the nature of a tangent; being or moving in the direction of a tangent.
- teratogenic — a drug or other substance capable of interfering with the development of a fetus, causing birth defects.
- terrigenous — produced by the earth.
- the neogene — the Neogene period or system
- the regency — in England, the period (1811-20) during which George, Prince of Wales, acted as regent
- thermogenic — causing or pertaining to the production of heat.
- toxicogenic — generating or producing toxic products or poisons.
- transgender — noting or relating to a person whose gender identity does not correspond to that person’s biological sex assigned at birth: the transgender movement; transgender rights.
- transgenics — (used with a singular verb) the branch of biology concerned with the transfer of genes to other species.
- trypsinogen — a precursor of trypsin that is secreted by the pancreas and is activated to trypsin in the small intestine.
- tumorigenic — (of cells or a substance) capable of producing tumors.
- ulcerogenic — producing or inducing the formation of an ulcer.
- uncongenial — agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character: congenial surroundings.