Nouns Containing GEN
Here's the list of all the 1470 Nouns Containing GEN in the English Language.
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| general | 1. a general officer of the highest rank 2. the head of a religious order or congregation More Definitions → |
| agency | 1. an administrative unit of government 2. a business or organization that provides a particular service, especially the mediation of transactions between two parties More Definitions → |
| agent | 1. an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect 2. a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations More Definitions → |
| emergency | 1. a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action 2. a state in which martial law applies More Definitions → |
| generation | 1. all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age 2. group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent More Definitions → |
| gene | 1. (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity More Definitions → |
| intelligence | 1. the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience 2. a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy More Definitions → |
| gender | 1. a grammatical category in inflected languages governing the agreement between nouns and pronouns and adjectives; in some languages it is quite arbitrary but in Indo-European languages it is usually based on sex or animateness 2. the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles More Definitions → |
| generic | 1. wine that does not meet the minimum qualifications and standards for use of a designation by appellation of origin (where the grapes are grown) or by varietal content; may only be labeled by proprietary (made-up) name, by general color (such as `vin rouge', `vino rosso', `rotwein', `red wine', etc.), or by general class (as `vin ordinaire', `vin de table', `vino da tavola', `tafelwein', `table wine', etc.) 2. any product that can be sold without a brand name More Definitions → |
| agenda | 1. a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to 2. a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting) More Definitions → |
| genre | 1. a kind of literary or artistic work 2. a style of expressing yourself in writing More Definitions → |
| legend | 1. a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events 2. brief description accompanying an illustration More Definitions → |
| generator | 1. an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas 2. engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction More Definitions → |
| genetics | 1. the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms More Definitions → |
| oxygen | 1. a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust More Definitions → |
| gen | 1. informal term for information More Definitions → |
| genealogy | 1. successive generations of kin 2. the study or investigation of ancestry and family history More Definitions → |
| genesis | 1. a coming into being More Definitions → |
| geneva | 1. gin made in the Netherlands More Definitions → |
| hydrogen | 1. a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe More Definitions → |
| genome | 1. the ordering of genes in a haploid set of chromosomes of a particular organism; the full DNA sequence of an organism More Definitions → |
| gentle | More Definitions → |
| genius | 1. someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality 2. unusual mental ability More Definitions → |
| nitrogen | 1. a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues More Definitions → |
| convergence | 1. the occurrence of two or more things coming together 2. the approach of an infinite series to a finite limit More Definitions → |
| legendary | More Definitions → |
| gentleman | 1. a man of refinement 2. a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer More Definitions → |
| genus | 1. a general kind of something 2. (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species More Definitions → |
| regeneration | 1. (biology) growth anew of lost tissue or destroyed parts or organs 2. feedback in phase with (augmenting) the input More Definitions → |
| regency | 1. the period of time during which a regent governs 2. the office of a regent More Definitions → |
| emergence | 1. the gradual beginning or coming forth 2. the becoming visible More Definitions → |
| antigen | 1. any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially the production of antibodies) More Definitions → |
| negligence | 1. failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances 2. the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern More Definitions → |
| contingent | 1. a gathering of persons representative of some larger group 2. a temporary military unit More Definitions → |
| genocide | 1. systematic killing of a racial or cultural group More Definitions → |
| contingency | 1. a possible event or occurrence or result 2. the state of being contingent on something More Definitions → |
| regent | 1. members of a governing board 2. someone who rules during the absence or incapacity or minority of the country's monarch More Definitions → |
| estrogen | 1. a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics More Definitions → |
| magenta | 1. a primary subtractive color for light; a dark purple-red color; the dye for magenta was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta More Definitions → |
| genomics | 1. the branch of genetics that studies organisms in terms of their genomes (their full DNA sequences) More Definitions → |
| urgency | 1. the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity 2. pressing importance requiring speedy action More Definitions → |
| collagen | 1. a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling More Definitions → |
| diligence | 1. conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation 2. persevering determination to perform a task More Definitions → |
| indulgence | 1. an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires 2. a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone More Definitions → |
| homogeneous | More Definitions → |
| halogen | 1. any of five related nonmetallic elements (fluorine or chlorine or bromine or iodine or astatine) that are all monovalent and readily form negative ions More Definitions → |
| generosity | 1. the trait of being willing to give your money or time 2. acting generously More Definitions → |
| argentine | 1. any of various small silver-scaled salmon-like marine fishes More Definitions → |
| genie | 1. (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals More Definitions → |
| emergent | More Definitions → |
| tangent | 1. a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point 2. ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle More Definitions → |
| genet | 1. agile Old World viverrine having a spotted coat and long ringed tail More Definitions → |
| genotype | 1. a group of organisms sharing a specific genetic constitution 2. the particular alleles at specified loci present in an organism More Definitions → |
| degeneration | 1. the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality 2. the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities More Definitions → |
| divergence | 1. the act of moving away in different direction from a common point 2. a variation that deviates from the standard or norm More Definitions → |
| detergent | 1. a surface-active chemical widely used in industry and laundering 2. a cleansing agent that differs from soap but can also emulsify oils and hold dirt in suspension More Definitions → |
| generalization | 1. reasoning from detailed facts to general principles 2. an idea or conclusion having general application More Definitions → |
| heterogeneity | 1. the quality of being diverse and not comparable in kind More Definitions → |
| reagent | 1. a chemical agent for use in chemical reactions More Definitions → |
| genera | 1. a general kind of something 2. (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species More Definitions → |
| argent | 1. a metal tincture used in heraldry to give a silvery appearance More Definitions → |
| gentry | 1. the most powerful members of a society More Definitions → |
| insurgency | 1. an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict More Definitions → |
| gent | 1. informal abbreviation of `gentleman' 2. a boy or man More Definitions → |
| pathogen | 1. any disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism) More Definitions → |
| pathogenesis | 1. the origination and development of a disease More Definitions → |
| ingenuity | 1. the power of creative imagination 2. the property of being ingenious More Definitions → |
| cryogenic | More Definitions → |
| oncogene | 1. a gene that disposes normal cells to change into cancerous tumor cells More Definitions → |
| progeny | 1. the immediate descendants of a person More Definitions → |
| degenerate | 1. a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior More Definitions → |
| generality | 1. an idea or conclusion having general application 2. the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability More Definitions → |
| gentile | 1. a person who does not acknowledge your god 2. a person who is not a member of one's own religion; used in this sense by Mormons and Hindus More Definitions → |
| regenerate | More Definitions → |
| eigenvalue | 1. (mathematics) any number such that a given square matrix minus that number times the identity matrix has a zero determinant More Definitions → |
| mutagenesis | 1. an event capable of causing a mutation More Definitions → |
| resurgence | 1. bringing again into activity and prominence More Definitions → |
| indigent | More Definitions → |
| androgen | 1. male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics More Definitions → |
| glycogen | 1. one form in which body fuel is stored; stored primarily in the liver and broken down into glucose when needed by the body More Definitions → |
| transgendered | 1. a person who has undergone a sex change operation More Definitions → |
| generalize | More Definitions → |
| allergen | 1. any substance that can cause an allergy More Definitions → |
| insurgent | 1. a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions) 2. a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment More Definitions → |
| phylogeny | 1. (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms More Definitions → |
| generalist | 1. a modern scholar who is in a position to acquire more than superficial knowledge about many different interests More Definitions → |
| homogeneity | 1. the quality of being similar or comparable in kind or nature 2. the quality of being of uniform throughout in composition or structure More Definitions → |
| angiogenesis | 1. the formation of new blood vessels More Definitions → |
| carcinogen | 1. any substance that produces cancer More Definitions → |
| mitogen | 1. an agent that triggers mitosis More Definitions → |
| progenitor | 1. an ancestor in the direct line More Definitions → |
| plasminogen | 1. an inactive form of plasmin that occurs in plasma and is converted to plasmin by organic solvents More Definitions → |
| genitalia | 1. external sex organ More Definitions → |
| eugenics | 1. the study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating) More Definitions → |
| lilangeni | 1. the basic unit of money in Swaziland; equal to 100 cents More Definitions → |
| morphogenesis | 1. differentiation and growth of the structure of an organism (or a part of an organism) More Definitions → |
| strangeness | 1. unusualness as a consequence of not being well known 2. (physics) one of the six flavors of quark, the third lightest of all quarks More Definitions → |
| gentleness | 1. the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual 2. acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered More Definitions → |
| biogenesis | 1. production of a chemical compound by a living organism 2. the production of living organisms from other living organisms More Definitions → |
| gens | 1. family based on male descent More Definitions → |
| fibrinogen | 1. a protein present in blood plasma; converts to fibrin when blood clots More Definitions → |
| cytogenetic | More Definitions → |
| transgene | 1. an exogenous gene introduced into the genome of another organism More Definitions → |
| morgen | 1. a South African unit of measure equal to about 2 acres More Definitions → |
| oxygenation | 1. the process of providing or combining or treating with oxygen More Definitions → |
| gentlewoman | 1. a woman of refinement More Definitions → |
| counterintelligence | 1. intelligence activities concerned with identifying and counteracting the threat to security posed by hostile intelligence organizations or by individuals engaged in espionage or sabotage or subversion or terrorism More Definitions → |
| generalisation | 1. an idea or conclusion having general application 2. the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances More Definitions → |
| oestrogen | 1. a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics More Definitions → |
| gentamicin | 1. an antibiotic (trade name Garamycin) that is derived from an actinomycete; used in treating infections of the urinary tract More Definitions → |
| degeneracy | 1. the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities 2. moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles More Definitions → |
| congeniality | 1. compatibility between persons 2. a congenial disposition More Definitions → |
| newsagent | 1. someone who sells newspapers More Definitions → |
| intelligentsia | 1. an educated and intellectual elite More Definitions → |
| immunogen | 1. any substance or organism that provokes an immune response (produces immunity) when introduced into the body More Definitions → |
| genealogist | 1. an expert in genealogy More Definitions → |
| astringent | 1. a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals More Definitions → |
| hydrogenation | 1. a chemical process that adds hydrogen atoms to an unsaturated oil More Definitions → |
| cytogenetics | 1. the branch of biology that studies the cellular aspects of heredity (especially the chromosomes) More Definitions → |
| genitive | 1. the case expressing ownership More Definitions → |
| geneticist | 1. a biologist who specializes in genetics More Definitions → |
| gentrification | 1. the restoration of run-down urban areas by the middle class (resulting in the displacement of low-income residents) More Definitions → |
| hallucinogenic | More Definitions → |
| homogenization | 1. the act of making something homogeneous or uniform in composition More Definitions → |
| exigent | More Definitions → |
| collagenase | 1. any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of collagen and gelatin More Definitions → |
| corrigendum | 1. a printer's error; to be corrected More Definitions → |
| immunogenicity | 1. the property of eliciting an immune response More Definitions → |
| ontogeny | 1. (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level More Definitions → |
| gentian | 1. any of various plants of the family Gentianaceae especially the genera Gentiana and Gentianella and Gentianopsis More Definitions → |
| cryogenics | 1. the branch of physics that studies the phenomena that occur at very low temperatures More Definitions → |
| oxygenase | 1. an oxidoreductase that catalyzes the incorporation of molecular oxygen More Definitions → |
| gendarme | 1. a French policeman More Definitions → |
| mutagen | 1. any agent (physical or environmental) that can induce a genetic mutation or can increase the rate of mutation More Definitions → |
| spermatogenesis | 1. development of spermatozoa More Definitions → |
| counterinsurgency | 1. actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency More Definitions → |
| stringency | 1. a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit 2. conscientious attention to rules and details More Definitions → |
| genuineness | 1. the state of being genuine 2. undisputed credibility More Definitions → |
| subgenus | 1. (biology) taxonomic group between a genus and a species More Definitions → |
| generalise | More Definitions → |
| neurogenesis | 1. the development of nerve tissues More Definitions → |
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