"photogen" meaning in All languages combined

See photogen on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: photogens [plural]
Etymology: photo- + -gen Etymology templates: {{confix|en|photo|gen}} photo- + -gen Head templates: {{en-noun}} photogen (plural photogens)
  1. (chemistry) A light hydrocarbon oil resembling kerosene, used as a lubricant, illuminant, etc. Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-photogen-en-noun-xoPfkS9V Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (biology) A microorganism that produces phosphorescence. Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-photogen-en-noun-n6gZ63Q6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with photo-, English terms suffixed with -gen Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with photo-: 42 58 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -gen: 39 61 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: photogene

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for photogen meaning in All languages combined (2.0kB)

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