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kaligenous, a. Chem.|kæˈlɪdʒɪnəs| Also -geneous. [f. kali1 + -gen + -ous; cf. F. kaligéneux.] Producing an alkali: said of metals that form alkalis with oxygen. Cf. alkaligenous.
1854J. Scoffern in Orr's Circ. Sc., Chem. 438 The kaligenous metals, potassium and sodium..readily admit of welding. c1865J. Wylde in Circ. Sc. I. 371/2 We shall divide them into three classes; namely, metals proper, kaligeneous, and terrigeneous. |