ACROGENIC | • acrogenic adj. Alternative form of acrogenous. • ACROGENIC adj. like or relating to an acrogen, a cryptogam with a distinct permanent stem. |
ANDROGENS | • androgens n. Plural of androgen. • ANDROGEN n. a male sex hormone. |
EPIROGENY | • EPIROGENY n. the geological formation of continents, oceans, etc., also EPEIROGENY. |
EROGENOUS | • erogenous adj. Sensitive to sexual arousal. • erogenous adj. Causing sexual arousal; erotogenic. • EROGENOUS adj. producing erotic desire or gratification. |
ESTROGENS | • estrogens n. Plural of estrogen. • ESTROGEN n. a female sex-hormone, also OESTROGEN. |
GOITROGEN | • goitrogen n. Any agent that causes goiter, such as thiouracil. • GOITROGEN n. a substance (such as thiourea or thiouracil) that induces goiter formation. |
HYDROGENS | • hydrogens n. Plural of hydrogen. • HYDROGEN n. a gaseous element. |
IATROGENY | • iatrogeny n. Any iatrogenic condition. • IATROGENY n. the study of diseases or conditions induced in a patient by a doctor or medical treatment. |
NITROGENS | • nitrogens n. Plural of nitrogen. • NITROGEN n. a gaseous element. |
OESTROGEN | • oestrogen n. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of estrogen. • œstrogen n. (Biochemistry, steroids) Alternative spelling of estrogen. • OESTROGEN n. a female sex-hormone, also ESTROGEN. |
OROGENIES | • orogenies n. Plural of orogeny. • OROGENY n. the process of mountain making, esp. by folding of the earth's crust. |
PETROGENY | • petrogeny n. The science of the origin of rocks. • PETROGENY n. the study of the origin of rocks. |
PROGENIES | • progenies n. Plural of progeny. • PROGENY n. a descendant. |
PYROGENIC | • pyrogenic adj. (Pathology, chemistry) generating or produced by heat, especially in the body; causing or caused by fever. • pyrogenic adj. (Geology) of a mineral formed from magma at high temperature. • PYROGENIC adj. produced by, or producing, heat or fever, also PYROGENETIC, PYROGENOUS. |
SPOROGENY | • sporogeny n. Sporogenesis. • SPOROGENY n. the production of spores. |
UROGENOUS | • urogenous adj. Originating in the urine. • UROGENOUS adj. producing or produced in urine. |
VIROGENES | • virogenes n. Plural of virogene. • VIROGENE n. a virus-forming gene. |