biogen

[ bahy-uh-juhn, -jen ]

/ ˈbaɪ ə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn /

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noun Biochemistry.

a hypothetical protein molecule, large and unstable, once assumed to be basic to fundamental biological processes.

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Origin of biogen

First recorded in 1895–1900; bio- + -gen

Words nearby biogen

biofouling, biofuel, biog, biogas, biogasification, biogen, biogenesis, biogenetics, biogenic, biogeochemical cycle, biogeochemistry

How to use biogen in a sentence

Naturally, this does not exclude a very complicated chemical structure in the large plastidule or biogen as a single molecule.
The Wonders of Life|Ernst Haeckel
The explanation is thus carried back to the complicated constitution of biogen molecules in various living cells of the body.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for biogen

biogen

/ (ˈbaɪədʒən) /

noun

a hypothetical protein assumed to be the basis of the formation and functioning of body cells and tissues

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