photogen

[ foh-tuh-juhn, -jen ]

/ ˈfoʊ tə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn /

noun

a light oil obtained by the distillation of bituminous shale, coal, or peat: once commercially produced chiefly as an illuminant and as a solvent.

Biology. a photogenic organ, organism, or substance.

Origin of photogen

First recorded in 1855–60; photo- + -gen

Words nearby photogen

photog, photogastroscope, photogelatin, photogelatine process, photogelatin process, photogen, photogene, photogenic, photogenic epilepsy, photogeology, photogram

Example sentences from the Web for photogen

Photogen turned, looked back toward the castle, and saw a dark speck on the plain.
Harper's Young People, January 6, 1880|Various
Your paper is getting better every week, and the story about "Photogen and Nycteris" is about the best you have published.
Harper's Young People, January 6, 1880|Various
"But you don't know what mad animals there are away there toward the south," said Photogen.
Harper's Young People, December 30, 1879|Various
He had scarcely said it when he repented; nor did he regret it the less when he found that Photogen made no reply.
Harper's Young People, December 16, 1879|Various

So that, as Photogen grew older, Fargu began to tremble, for he found it steadily growing harder to restrain him.
Harper's Young People, December 2, 1879|Various

单词	photogen
释义	photogen [ foh-tuh-juhn, -jen ] / ˈfoʊ tə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn / noun a light oil obtained by the distillation of bituminous shale, coal, or peat: once commercially produced chiefly as an illuminant and as a solvent. Biology. a photogenic organ, organism, or substance. Origin of photogen First recorded in 1855–60; photo- + -gen Words nearby photogen photog, photogastroscope, photogelatin, photogelatine process, photogelatin process, photogen, photogene, photogenic, photogenic epilepsy, photogeology, photogram Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for photogen Photogen turned, looked back toward the castle, and saw a dark speck on the plain. Harper's Young People, January 6, 1880\|Various Your paper is getting better every week, and the story about "Photogen and Nycteris" is about the best you have published. Harper's Young People, January 6, 1880\|Various "But you don't know what mad animals there are away there toward the south," said Photogen. Harper's Young People, December 30, 1879\|Various He had scarcely said it when he repented; nor did he regret it the less when he found that Photogen made no reply. Harper's Young People, December 16, 1879\|Various So that, as Photogen grew older, Fargu began to tremble, for he found it steadily growing harder to restrain him. Harper's Young People, December 2, 1879\|Various
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