English Explanatory Dictionary

organogen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the four elements — carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen — that are especially characteristic of organic compounds.
  2. Any of certain other elements sometimes found in organic compounds, such as sulphur and phosphorus.

Word forms

organogen organogens

Etymology

From organo- + -gen.

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