inogen
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἴς (ís, “power, muscle”) + -gen.
Noun
inogen (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry, obsolete) A complex nitrogenous substance formerly hypothesized to be continually decomposed and reproduced in the muscles during life.
References
- “inogen”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.