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Words ending in GEN
There are 70 words ending in GEN in the standard word-game list. The most common are oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, estrogen, pathogen, mutagen.
Most common, with meanings
| Word | Meaning | Points |
|---|---|---|
| oxygen | a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas;… | 17 |
| hydrogen | a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the… | 16 |
| nitrogen | a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes… | 9 |
| estrogen | a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical… | 9 |
| pathogen | any disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism) | 14 |
| mutagen | any agent (physical or environmental) that can induce a genetic mutation or can increase the rate of mutation | 10 |
| collagen | a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on… | 11 |
| morgen | a South African unit of measure equal to about 2 acres | 9 |
| acrogen | any flowerless plant such as a fern (pteridophyte) or moss (bryophyte) in which growth occurs only at the… | 10 |
| agglutinogen | any substance that acts as an antigen to cause agglutinin production | 15 |
| allergen | any substance that can cause an allergy | 9 |
| amidogen | The amino radical, •NH2, the neutral form of the amide ion −NH2−, regardable as the ammonia molecule with… | 12 |
| amylogen | The water-soluble part of granulose. | 14 |
| androgen | male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics | 10 |
| antigen | any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially the… | 8 |
| biogen | Bioplasm | 9 |
| carcinogen | any substance that produces cancer | 15 |
| chalcogen | Any element of group 16 of the periodic table: oxygen, sulfur, selenium, tellurium or polonium. | 17 |
| chromogen | a compound that can be converted to a pigment | 17 |
| chymotrypsinogen | An inactive precursor to chymotrypsin | 32 |
| cryogen | a liquid that boils at below -160 C and is used as a refrigerant | 13 |
| cultigen | A plant that has been deliberately altered or selected by humans, that is it has resulted from artificial… | 11 |
| cyanogen | a colorless toxic gas with a pungent almond odor; has been used in chemical warfare | 14 |
| dermatogen | Nascent epidermis, or external cuticle of plants in a forming condition. | 14 |
| endogen | a monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its inside | 9 |
| exogen | flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside | 14 |
| fibrinogen | a protein present in blood plasma; converts to fibrin when blood clots | 16 |
| florigen | A supposed hormone that causes flowering in plants | 12 |
| glycogen | one form in which body fuel is stored; stored primarily in the liver and broken down into glucose when… | 15 |
| goitrogen | any substance (such as thiouracil) that induces the formation of a goiter | 11 |
| hallucinogen | a psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences | 18 |
| halogen | any of five related nonmetallic elements (fluorine or chlorine or bromine or iodine or astatine) that are… | 11 |
| histogen | Any of the germ layers involved in histogenesis. | 12 |
| hyalogen | Any of several complex mucoid polysaccharides, found in animal tissue, that are composed of hyalins | 15 |
| immunogen | any substance or organism that provokes an immune response (produces immunity) when introduced into the body | 14 |
| indigen | an indigenous person who was born in a particular place | 9 |
| ionogen | An electrolyte. | 8 |
| isoantigen | An immunologically active material (especially a protein or polysaccharide) that is present only in some… | 11 |
| kerogen | Any organic matter present in a sedimentary rock that is insoluble in organic solvents; the precursor of oil… | 12 |
| lysogen | A phage that can exist as a prophage within its host organism. | 11 |
| milliroentgen | a unit of exposure to ionizing radiation, one thousandth of a roentgen. | 16 |
| mitogen | an agent that triggers mitosis | 10 |
| oxyhydrogen | Of, or using a mixture of, hydrogen and oxygen. | 29 |
| pangen | a hypothetical heredity-controlling particle of protoplasm. | 9 |
| pepsinogen | precursor of pepsin; stored in the stomach walls and converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid in the stomach | 15 |
| phellogen | The tissue of young cells that produces the phellem. | 15 |
| phytopathogen | Any organism that is pathogenic to plants | 27 |
| plasminogen | an inactive form of plasmin that occurs in plasma and is converted to plasmin by organic solvents | 16 |
| precipitinogen | A substance that produces a precipitin. | 21 |
| progestogen | any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone | 15 |
| pyrogen | any substance characterized by its great flammability | 13 |
| roentgen | a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of… | 9 |
| smidgen | a tiny or scarcely detectable amount | 11 |
| teratogen | any agent that interferes with normal embryonic development: alcohol or thalidomide or X-rays or rubella are… | 10 |
| tropocollagen | A component of fibres of collagen in which three polypeptide chains are coiled around each other. | 18 |
| trudgen | A swimming stroke in which the left and right hands are alternately raised out of the water, brought forward… | 9 |
| trypsinogen | inactive precursor of trypsin; a substance secreted by the pancreas and converted to active trypsin by… | 17 |
| twiggen | Made of twigs or osier; wicker. | 12 |
| zymogen | any of a group of compounds that are inactive precursors of enzymes and require some change (such as the… | 22 |
All 70 words
- oxygen
- hydrogen
- nitrogen
- estrogen
- pathogen
- mutagen
- collagen
- morgen
- acrogen
- agglutinogen
- allergen
- alloantigen
- amidogen
- amylogen
- androgen
- anlagen
- anticarcinogen
- antiestrogen
- antigen
- biogen
- carcinogen
- chalcogen
- chromogen
- chymotrypsinogen
- cocarcinogen
- cryogen
- cultigen
- cyanogen
- dermatogen
- encephalitogen
- endogen
- exogen
- fibrinogen
- florigen
- glycogen
- goitrogen
- hallucinogen
- halogen
- histogen
- hyalogen
- immunogen
- indigen
- ionogen
- isoantigen
- kerogen
- lysogen
- milliroentgen
- mitogen
- morphogen
- noncarcinogen
- oxyhydrogen
- pangen
- pepsinogen
- phellogen
- phytopathogen
- pirogen
- plasminogen
- precipitinogen
- progestogen
- pyrogen
- roentgen
- rontgen
- smidgen
- teratogen
- tropocollagen
- trudgen
- trypsinogen
- twiggen
- weltanschauungen
- zymogen