organogen

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noun

Any of the four elements — carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen — that are especially characteristic of organic compounds.

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Meanings

nounorganogen (plural organogens)

plural organogens

  1. datedchemistryAny of the four elements — carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen — that are especially characteristic of organic compounds.
  2. datedchemistryAny of certain other elements sometimes found in organic compounds, such as sulphur and phosphorus. Sometimes called pseud-organogen.

Origin

From organo- + -gen.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Gorgonean
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APA

organogen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organogen

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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