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alkaligen

alkaligen noun: the name first proposed for nitrogen, as being a chief constituent of ammonia or volatile alkali.

Noun

alkaligen (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The name first proposed for nitrogen, as being a chief constituent of ammonia or volatile alkali.

Origin of alkaligen

From alkali + -gen.

Questions about alkaligen

What does alkaligen mean?
Alkaligen means the name first proposed for nitrogen, as being a chief constituent of ammonia or volatile alkali.
What part of speech is alkaligen?
Alkaligen is a noun.

Words near alkaligen in the dictionary

  1. alkalifiable
  2. alkalified
  3. alkalifies
  4. alkalify
  5. alkalifying
  6. alkaligen
  7. alkaligenous
  8. alkaligrass
  9. alkaligrasses
  10. alkalimeter
  11. alkalimeters

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