biogen

American

[bahy-uh-juhn, -jen] / ˈbaɪ ə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn /

noun

Biochemistry.

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

biogen British

/ ˈbaɪədʒən /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of biogen

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

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The explanation is thus carried back to the complicated constitution of biogen molecules in various living cells of the body.

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