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 Definitions of -gen  [əˈmut lɪxˌkaɪt. -ˈmʊt-;]  

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Definition of '-gen' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1.  -gen
a combining form meaning “something that produces, stimulates the production of, or induces” the thing specified by the initial element:
antigen; carcinogen.

Etymology:  (< F -gène&indirdesc; Gk -genēs born, produced; akin to

Definition of '-gen' Webster Dictionary 

1.  -gen
a suffix used in scientific words in the sense of producing, generating: as, amphigen, amidogen, halogen

2.  -gen
a suffix meaning produced, generated; as, exogen

'-gen' - Nearby Entries  

-fishes  -ful  -fy  -gen  -genous  -gerous  



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