organogen Meaning, Definition & Usage

Or*gan"o*gen noun
Etymology
Organo- + -gen.
Definitions
  1. (Chem.) A name given to any one of the four elements, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen, which are especially characteristic ingredients of organic compounds; also, by extension, to other elements sometimes found in the same connection; as sulphur, phosphorus, etc.

Webster 1913