biogen
[ bahy-uh-juhn, -jen ]
nounBiochemistry.
a hypothetical protein molecule, large and unstable, once assumed to be basic to fundamental biological processes.
Origin of biogen
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How to use biogen in a sentence
Verworn has, on physiological grounds, given the name of biogens to these plasma-molecules.
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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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