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Webster 1913 Edition


Germogen

Ger′mo-gen

,
Noun.
[
Germ
+
-gen
.]
(Biol.)
(a)
A polynuclear mass of protoplasm, not divided into separate cells, from which certain ova are developed.
Balfour.
(b)
The primitive cell in certain embryonic forms.
Balfour.

Definition 2024


germogen

germogen

English

Noun

germogen (plural germogens)

  1. (biology) A polynuclear mass of protoplasm, not divided into separate cells, from which certain ova are developed.
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  2. (biology) The primitive cell in certain embryonic forms.
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