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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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biofouling, biofuel, biog, biogas, biogasification, biogen, biogenesis, biogenetic law, biogenetics, biogenic, biogenic amine
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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 HaeckelThe explanation is thus carried back to the complicated constitution of biogen molecules in various living cells of the body.
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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