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calcigenous

calcigenous adjective: that forms a calx when oxidized.

Adjective

calcigenous (not comparable)

  1. That forms a calx when oxidized.

Origin of calcigenous

From calci- + -genous.

Questions about calcigenous

What does calcigenous mean?
Calcigenous means that forms a calx when oxidized.
What part of speech is calcigenous?
Calcigenous is an adjective.

Words near calcigenous in the dictionary

  1. calcifuge
  2. calcifuges
  3. calcifugous
  4. calcify
  5. calcifying
  6. calcigenous
  7. calcigerous
  8. calcilutite
  9. calcilutites
  10. calcilutitic
  11. calcilytic

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