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Neogen

Ne′o-gen

(nē′ō̍-jĕn)
,
Noun.
[
Neo-
+
-gen
.]
(Chem.)
An alloy resembling silver, and consisting chiefly of copper, zinc, and nickel, with small proportions of tin, aluminium, and bismuth.
Ure.

Definition 2024


Neogen

Neogen

See also: neogen and neogén

German

Proper noun

Neogen n (genitive Neogens)

  1. the Neogene

See also

neogen

neogen

See also: Neogen and neogén

English

Noun

neogen (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry, archaic) An alloy resembling silver, consisting chiefly of copper, zinc, and nickel, with small proportions of tin, aluminium, and bismuth.
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