biogen

[ bahy-uh-juhn, -jen ]

nounBiochemistry.
  1. a hypothetical protein molecule, large and unstable, once assumed to be basic to fundamental biological processes.

Origin of biogen

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; bio- + -gen

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British Dictionary definitions for biogen

biogen

/ (ˈbaɪədʒən) /


noun
  1. a hypothetical protein assumed to be the basis of the formation and functioning of body cells and tissues

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