lucigen

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noun

A kind of oil lamp using compressed air.

OriginLatin lūx →
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Meanings

nounlucigen (plural lucigens)

plural lucigens

  1. historicalA kind of oil lamp using compressed air.

Origin

  1. Latinlūx“light”
  2. Englishlucigen

Obsolete trade name, from Latin lūx (“light”) + -gen.

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Anagrams

glucine
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APA

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MLA

“lucigen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lucigen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lucigen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lucigen.

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