photogen

[ foh-tuh-juhn, -jen ]

/ ˈfoʊ tə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn /

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noun

a light oil obtained by the distillation of bituminous shale, coal, or peat: once commercially produced chiefly as an illuminant and as a solvent.

Biology. a photogenic organ, organism, or substance.

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Origin of photogen

First recorded in 1855–60; photo- + -gen

Words nearby photogen

photofluorography, photog, photogelatin, photogelatine process, photogelatin process, photogen, photogene, photogenic, photogeology, photogram, photogrammetry

How to use photogen in a sentence

He had scarcely said it when he repented; nor did he regret it the less when he found that Photogen made no reply.
Harper's Young People, December 16, 1879|Various
Photogen slept, and slept; and Nycteris sat motionless lest she should waken him, and so betray him to his fear.
Harper's Young People, December 23, 1879|Various
"But you don't know what mad animals there are away there toward the south," said Photogen.
Harper's Young People, December 30, 1879|Various
I like "Photogen and Nycteris" so much that I can hardly wait till the next number comes.
Harper's Young People, January 20, 1880|Various

So that, as Photogen grew older, Fargu began to tremble, for he found it steadily growing harder to restrain him.
Harper's Young People, December 2, 1879|Various