indogen

I1N1D2O1G2E1N1

noun

A complex nitrogenous radical, C₈H₅NO, regarded as the essential nucleus of indigo.

Scrabble 9
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounindogen (plural indogens)

plural indogens

  1. chemistryA complex nitrogenous radical, C₈H₅NO, regarded as the essential nucleus of indigo.

Origin

Blend of indigo + -gen.

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

nidogen
Cite this entry
APA

indogen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indogen

MLA

“indogen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indogen. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “indogen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indogen.

Source: indogen on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.