neogen

See also: Neogen and neogén

English

Etymology

neo- + -gen

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.[1]

References

  1. 1839, Andrew Ure, A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines,

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French néogène.

Adjective

neogen m or n (feminine singular neogenă, masculine plural neogeni, feminine and neuter plural neogene)

  1. neogenic

Declension

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