8-letter words that end in gen
- allergen — An allergen is a substance that causes an allergic reaction in someone.
- alunogen — a mineral, hydrous sulfate of aluminum, Al 2 (SO 4) 3 ⋅18H 2 O, occurring as a white, fibrous crust on quarry or mine walls.
- amidogen — a compound radical, NH2, derived from ammonia
- amylogen — the water-soluble part of the starch granule
- androgen — any of several steroids, produced as hormones by the testes or made synthetically, that promote development of male sexual organs and male secondary sexual characteristics
- atty gen — Attorney General
- collagen — Collagen is a protein that is found in the bodies of people and animals. It is often used as an ingredient in cosmetics or is injected into the face in cosmetic surgery, in order to make the skin look younger.
- cool:gen — Advantage Gen
- cultigen — a species of plant that is known only as a cultivated form and did not originate from a wild type
- cyanogen — an extremely poisonous colourless flammable gas with an almond-like odour: has been used in chemical warfare. Formula: (CN)2
- dioxygen — (chemistry) the normal allotrope of oxygen having two atoms per molecule.
- enlargen — To enlarge.
- erlangen — a town in central Germany, in Bavaria: university (1743). Pop: 102 449 (2003 est)
- estrogen — Any of a group of steroid hormones that promote the development and maintenance of female characteristics of the body. Such hormones are also produced artificially for use in oral contraceptives or to treat menopausal and menstrual disorders.
- florigen — a hypothetical plant hormone produced in the leaves and transported to the apex to initiate flowering.
- glucogen — Alternative form of glycogen.
- glycogen — a white, tasteless polysaccharide, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , molecularly similar to starch, constituting the principal carbohydrate storage material in animals and occurring chiefly in the liver, in muscle, and in fungi and yeasts.
- histogen — a region in a plant in which tissues differentiate.
- hyalogen — any of several insoluble substances found in many animal structures such as cartilage which yield sugars on hydrolysis structures
- hydrogen — a colorless, odorless, flammable gas that combines chemically with oxygen to form water: the lightest of the known elements. Symbol: H; atomic weight: 1.00797; atomic number: 1; density: 0.0899 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- imidogen — the imido group, especially in an uncombined state.
- lactogen — (biochemistry) A polypeptide placental hormone, part of the somatotropin family, with structure and function similar to those of growth hormone. It modifies the metabolic state of the mother during pregnancy to facilitate the energy supply of the fetus.
- miscegen — a person of mixed race
- nijmegen — a city in the E Netherlands, on the Waal River: peace treaty 1678.
- nimwegen — German name of Nijmegen.
- nitrogen — a colorless, odorless, gaseous element that constitutes about four-fifths of the volume of the atmosphere and is present in combined form in animal and vegetable tissues, especially in proteins: used chiefly in the manufacture of ammonia, nitric acid, cyanide, explosives, fertilizer, dyes, as a cooling agent, etc. Symbol: N; atomic weight: 14.0067; atomic number: 7; density: 1.2506 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- nymwegen — Nijmegen.
- osteogen — (physiology) The soft tissue, or substance, which, in developing bone, ultimately undergoes ossification.
- pathogen — any disease-producing agent, especially a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism.
- photogen — a light oil obtained by the distillation of bituminous shale, coal, or peat: once commercially produced chiefly as an illuminant and as a solvent.
- ratingen — a city in North Rhine–Westphalia in W central Germany, N of Dusseldorf.
- roentgen — Wilhelm Konrad [wil-helm kon-rad;; German vil-helm kawn-raht] /ˈwɪl hɛlm ˈkɒn ræd;; German ˈvɪl hɛlm ˈkɔn rɑt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1923, German physicist: discoverer of x-rays 1895; Nobel prize 1901.
- saprogen — a plant or animal that can produce decay.
- solingen — a city in W Germany, in the Ruhr region.
- tubingen — a city in Baden-Württemberg, SW Germany, between the Neckar and Ammer rivers: university.
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