neogen

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See also: Neogen and neogén

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

neo- +‎ -gen

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

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

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French néogène.

Adjective[edit]

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

  1. neogenic

Declension[edit]