12-letter words containing gen
- aesthesiogen — a substance that stimulates or produces sensation
- agamogenesis — asexual reproduction, such as fission or parthenogenesis
- agamogenetic — Of or pertaining to agamogenesis.
- agency nurse — a nurse employed by an agency, rather than by a hospital
- agent orange — a highly poisonous herbicide used as a spray for defoliation and crop destruction, esp by US forces during the Vietnam War
- agglutinogen — an antigen that reacts with or stimulates the formation of a specific agglutinin
- amelogenesis — the production of enamel by ameloblasts
- androgenesis — a type of reproduction in insects and plants involving the development of an embryo that contains only paternal chromosomes
- androgenetic — related to androgenesis
- androgenized — Simple past tense and past participle of androgenize.
- angiogenesis — the induction of blood-vessel growth, often in association with a particular organ or tissue, or with a tumour
- anorexigenic — causing loss of appetite
- anthropogeny — the genesis or development of the human race, especially as a subject of scientific study.
- antiandrogen — (steroid, pharmacology) Any substance that inhibits the release or the biological effects of an androgen.
- antiestrogen — any of several major female sex hormones produced primarily by the ovarian follicles of female mammals, capable of inducing estrus, developing and maintaining secondary female sex characteristics, and preparing the uterus for the reception of a fertilized egg: used, especially in synthetic form, as a component of oral contraceptives, in certain cancer treatments, and in other therapies.
- antigenicity — the quality or extent of being antigenic
- antihydrogen — hydrogen in which the nucleus is an antiproton with an orbiting positron
- antioncogene — (genetics) Any gene that suppresses the formation of tumours.
- astringently — In the manner of an astringent.
- autogenously — In an autogenous manner; spontaneously.
- berlichingen — Götz von (ɡœts fɔn), called the Iron Hand. 1480–1562, German warrior knight, who robbed merchants and kidnapped nobles for ransom
- bronchogenic — bronchial in origin
- caenogenesis — the development of structures and organs in an embryo or larva that are adaptations to its way of life and are not retained in the adult form
- carcinogenic — A substance that is carcinogenic is likely to cause cancer.
- chalcogenide — a binary compound consisting of a chalcogen and at least one other electropositive element
- cladogenesis — adaptive evolution leading to a greater variety of species
- cladogenetic — relating to cladogenesis
- cocarcinogen — a substance that can promote cancer when acting with other substances, but which does not promote cancer by itself
- cogeneration — the process of generating electricity and steam from the same power plant
- cogenerators — Plural form of cogenerator.
- collagenases — Plural form of collagenase.
- congenerical — congeneric
- congeniality — agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character: congenial surroundings.
- congenitally — of or relating to a condition present at birth, whether inherited or caused by the environment, especially the uterine environment.
- constringent — constricting.
- contingently — dependent for existence, occurrence, character, etc., on something not yet certain; conditional (often followed by on or upon): Our plans are contingent on the weather.
- convergences — Plural form of convergence.
- convergently — characterized by convergence; tending to come together; merging.
- cook-general — (formerly, esp in the 1920s and '30s) a domestic servant who did cooking and housework
- cosmogenesis — The origin or evolution of the universe.
- cosmogenetic — Of or pertaining to cosmogeny.
- counteragent — a person or thing that counteracts
- county agent — a government employee who gives advice on agriculture in a rural area
- criminogenic — causing or promoting crime
- cyanogenesis — the release by certain plants, such as cherry laurel, of hydrogen cyanide, esp after wounding or invasion by pathogens
- cyanogenetic — having the capability to generate or produce cyanide
- cyclogenesis — the formation and development of a low-pressure storm system
- cytogenetics — the branch of genetics that correlates the structure, number, and behaviour of chromosomes with heredity and variation
- data general — (company) A US computer manufacturer. Responsible for the Nova minicomputer. Quarterly sales $284M, profits -$12M (Aug 1994).
- degenderized — Simple past tense and past participle of degenderize.
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