Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inogen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-o-gen
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A complex nitrogenous substance formerly hypothesized to be continually decomposed and reproduced in the muscles during life.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἴς (ís, “power, muscle”) + -gen.

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Questions

What does inogen mean?
A complex nitrogenous substance formerly hypothesized to be continually decomposed and reproduced in the muscles during life.
Where does inogen come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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