kaligenousadj.
/kaˈlɪdʒɪnəs/ Chemistry.
Producing an alkali: said of metals that form alkalis with oxygen. Cf. alkaligenous adj.
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sweet1666
nimble1671
watery1741
unvitriolized1757
greedy1758
unneutralized1758
unvitrifiable1758
free1783
fixed1800
nascent1800
inorganic1831
assimilative1837
unnitrogenized1846
inactive1848
kaligenous1854
unacceptant1866
aggressive1888
oligodynamic1893
chromotropic1899
undissociated1899
osmophoric1901
thermochromic1904
unary1923
non-stoichiometric1943
odoriphoric1944
slow-release1946
sonoluminescent1961
uniaxial1965
1854 J. Scoffern in Orr's Circle Sci., Chem. 438 The kaligenous metals, potassium and sodium..readily admit of welding.
c1865 J. Wylde Circle of Sci. I. 371/2 We shall divide them into three classes; namely, metals proper, kaligeneous, and terrigeneous.
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adj.1854