Etymology

inogen

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Today it means: A complex nitrogenous substance formerly hypothesized to be continually decomposed and reproduced in the muscles during life. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἴς
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἴς“power, muscle”
  2. English todayinogen

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

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἴς all →

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