| AEthogen | n. [ Gr. &unr_; fire, light + -gen. ] (Chem.) A compound of nitrogen and boro&unr_;, which, when heated before the blowpipe, gives a brilliant phosphorescent; boric nitride. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Camphogen | n. [ Camphor + -gen: -- formerly so called as derived from camphor: cf. F. camphogène. ] (Chem.) See Cymene. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Lithogenesy | n. [ Litho- Gr. ge`nesis origin, generation: cf. F. lithogénésie. See Genesis. ] The doctrine or science of the origin of the minerals composing the globe. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| lithogenous | a. [ Litho- + -genous. ] Stone-producing; -- said of polyps which form coral. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Lymphogenic | a. [ Lymph + root of L. gignere to produce. ] (Physiol.) Connected with, or formed in, the lymphatic glands. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| morphogenesis | (Biol.) The development of the tissues and organs of an organism; the formation of structural features of an organism. [ PJC ] |
| morphogenetic | (Biol.) Of or pertaining to morphogenesis; concerned with the process of development of the normal features of an organism. [ PJC ] |
| Morphogeny | n. [ form + root of gi`gnesqai to be born. ] (Biol.) History of the evolution of forms; that part of ontogeny that deals with the germ history of forms; -- distinguished from physiogeny. Haeckel. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Pathogene | n. [ See Pathogenic. ] (Biol.) Any microorganism which causes disease; a pathogenic organism; an infectious microorganism; a bacterium, virus, or other agent which can cause disease by infection; -- opposed to zymogene. The spelling pathogene is now archaic. [ 1913 Webster + PJC ] Variants: Pathogen |
| Pathogenesis | n. (Med.) Pathogeny. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Pathogenetic | a. (Med.) Pathogenic. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Pathogenic | a. [ Gr. pa`qos disease + the root of ge`nos birth. ] (Med. & Biol.) Of or pertaining to pathogeny; producting disease; as, a pathogenic organism; a pathogenic bacterium. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Pathogeny | n. (Med.) (a) The generation, and method of development, of disease; as, the pathogeny of yellow fever is unsettled. (b) That branch of pathology which treats of the generation and development of disease. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Psychogenesis | n. Genesis through an internal force, as opposed to natural selection. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Xanthogen | n. [ Xantho- + -gen. ] (Chem.) (a) The hypothetical radical supposed to be characteristic of xanthic acid. [ Archaic ] (b) Persulphocyanogen. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Xanthogenate | n. (Chem.) A salt of xanthic acid. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Xanthogenic | a. [ See Xantho-, and -gen. ] (Chem.) Producing a yellow color or compound; xanthic. See Xanthic acid, under Xanthic. [ 1913 Webster ] |
