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Inogen

In′o-gen

,
Noun.
[Gr.
ἴς
,
ἰνός
, a muscle +
-gen
.]
(Physiol.)
A complex nitrogenous substance, which, by Hermann’s hypothesis, is continually decomposed and reproduced in the muscles, during their life.

Definition 2024


inogen

inogen

English

Noun

inogen (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry, obsolete) A complex nitrogenous substance formerly hypothesized to be continually decomposed and reproduced in the muscles during life.