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producing or that which produces
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Bible Genesis
What does -gen mean? The combining form -gen is used like a suffix meaning “that which produces.” It is often used in scientific and technical terms, especially in chemistry and biology. The form -gen comes from Greek -genēs, meaning “born” or “produced.” The Latin translation and cognate of -genēs is nātus, meaning “born,” which is the source of natal, native, and nature. Find out how these terms derive from nātus at our entry for each word. What are variants of -gen?While the form -gen doesn't have any variants, it is related to the combining forms -genic, -geny, and -genous, as in heterogenic, heterogeny, and heterogenous. The form -gen is also closely related to the combining forms -genesis and -genetic as in carcinogenesis and autogenetic. Read our Words That Use articles for -genic, -geny, -genous, -genesis, and -genetic to learn more.
< French -gène ≪ Greek -genēs born, produced; akin to Latin genus, kin
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The word collagen actually derives from the Greek kolla, meaning glue, and the suffix -gen, meaning producer.
From Slate ● Feb. 15, 2012
EIA sees power gen. from coal sliding 15% in ’12, nat gas increases 24%.
From Washington Post ● May 9, 2012
IV, take, take away; c. gen. exempt. berāten, sv.
From A Middle High German Primer Third Edition by Wright, Joseph
Noun in the gen. and dat. singular; by a fem. noun in the nom. and dat. singular.
From Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Stewart, Alexander
The MHG. adverbial gen. nahts, dës nahtes 44 was formed after the analogy of dës tages.
From A Middle High German Primer Third Edition by Wright, Joseph
Graminum is the gen. pl. of gramen, which means grass.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha
Gen. Eisenhower and the CEO brought the drink to battlefields and then beyond.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Gen. Rob Bonta gathered a coalition of 12 state attorneys general to try to block Paramount’s $111-billion takeover of Warner Bros.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
One thing is clear: Mykhailo Fedorov and Gen. Syrskyi had clearly fallen out by the time President Zelensky made his move this week.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Gen. Rob Bonta in March filed a brief in support of the plaintiffs’ first preliminary injunction motion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
It was Gen. Her voice filled the well with a different kind of light.
From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Slowinski added that ServiceNow’s gen AI product—Now Assist— surpassed $600 million in annual contract value in the fourth quarter.
From Barron's ● Mar. 16, 2026
Here are some examples of prompts from analysts and portfolio managers who are leveraging gen AI to work better and faster:
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 25, 2026
“The industry is working toward a new business model to value information in the era of gen AI,” said Dow Jones Chief Executive Almar Latour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
“There are thousands of group chats like this where gen z people talk like that,” he said.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2025
They had transmuted carbon into radioactive nitro gen.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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