Chloragen

/ˈklɔrədʒən/ noun

Definition

A biologically active substance found in the chloragocytes of certain organisms, particularly earthworms, involved in metabolism and nutrient storage.

Etymology

From chlor- (green, or possibly from chloragocyte) + -gen (generator or substance), literally 'chlorago-generating substance.' This term emerged from invertebrate physiology research.

Kelly Says

Earthworms have special cells called chloragocytes that produce chloragen—it's one of nature's ways of storing nutrients and managing metabolism, showing that even humble earthworms have sophisticated internal chemistry.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ክሎራጅን
klo-ra-jin
ARالعربية
كلوروجين
kullūrujīn
BNবাংলা
ক্লোরোজেন
klo-ro-jen
CACatalà
cloràgen
klo-ra-gen
CSČeština
chloragen
klor-a-gen
DADansk
chloragen
klor-a-gen
DEDeutsch
Chloragen
klor-a-gen
ELΕλληνικά
χλωρογόνο
hlo-ro-go-no
ESEspañol
cloragén
klo-ra-gen
FAفارسی
کلوروجن
khlor-o-jen
FISuomi
chlorageni
klo-ra-ge-ni
FRFrançais
chloragène
klɔʁ.a.ʒɛn
GUGU
કલોરાજેન
ka-lo-ra-jen
HAHA
kloragen
klo-ra-gen
HEעברית
כלורוגן
khol-o-gen
HIहिन्दी
क्लोराजेन
klor-a-jen
HUMagyar
chloragen
klor-a-gen
IDBahasa Indonesia
kloragen
klo-ra-gen
IGIG
chloragen
klo-ra-gen
ITItaliano
cloragene
klo-ra-gen-eh
JA日本語
クロラゲン
Kuro-ragen
KKKK
хлораген
khlor-a-gen
KMKM
ក្លូរ៉ាហ្ Geophysics
klor-a-ha-jen
KO한국어
클로라겐
keulo-ra-gen
MRMR
क्लोराजेन
klor-a-jen
MSBahasa Melayu
kloragen
klo-ra-gen
MYမြန်မာ
ကလောရာဂျင်း
ka-lo-ra-jin
NLNederlands
chloragen
klor-a-gen
NONorsk
chloragen
klor-a-gen
PAPA
ਕਲੋਰਾਜਨ
klor-a-jan
PLPolski
chloragen
klor-a-gen
PTPortuguês
cloragén
klo-ra-gen
RORomână
chloragen
klor-a-gen
RUРусский
хлораген
khlor-a-gen
SVSvenska
chloragen
klor-a-gen
SWKiswahili
chloragen
klo-ra-gen
TAதமிழ்
குளோரேஜன்
ku-lo-ra-jen
TEతెలుగు
క్లోరేజన్
klo-ra-jen
THไทย
คลอราเจน
klong-ra-jen
TLTL
chloragen
klo-ra-gen
TRTürkçe
kloragen
klor-a-gen
UKУкраїнська
хлораген
khlor-a-gen
URاردو
کلوروجن
klo-ro-jen
VITiếng Việt
chloragen
klo-ra-gen
YOYO
chloragen
klo-ra-gen
ZH中文
氯原
lǜ yuán
ZUZU
chloragen
klo-ra-gen

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