biogen
[ bahy-uh-juh n, -jen ]
/ ˈbaɪ ə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn /
noun Biochemistry.
a hypothetical protein molecule, large and unstable, once assumed to be basic to fundamental biological processes.
Words nearby biogen
biofuel,
biog,
biog.,
biogas,
biogasification,
biogen,
biogenesis,
biogenetic law,
biogenetics,
biogenic,
biogenic amine
Example sentences from the Web for biogen
Naturally, this does not exclude a very complicated chemical structure in the large plastidule or biogen as a single molecule.
The Wonders of Life |Ernst HaeckelThe explanation is thus carried back to the complicated constitution of biogen molecules in various living cells of the body.
British Dictionary definitions for biogen
biogen
/ (ˈbaɪədʒən) /
noun
a hypothetical protein assumed to be the basis of the formation and functioning of body cells and tissues