"lucigen" meaning in English

See lucigen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: lucigens [plural]
Etymology: Obsolete trade name, from Latin lūx (“light”) + -gen. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|lūx||light}} Latin lūx (“light”), {{suffix|en||gen}} + -gen Head templates: {{en-noun}} lucigen (plural lucigens)
  1. (historical) A kind of oil lamp using compressed air. Tags: historical

Inflected forms

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