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kaligenous

kaligenous adjective: forming alkalis with oxygen, as some metals do.

Adjective

kaligenous (comparative more kaligenous, superlative most kaligenous)

  1. Forming alkalis with oxygen, as some metals do.

Forms of kaligenous

comparativemore kaligenous
superlativemost kaligenous

Origin of kaligenous

Related to alkali; see -genous.

Questions about kaligenous

What does kaligenous mean?
Kaligenous means forming alkalis with oxygen, as some metals do.
What part of speech is kaligenous?
Kaligenous is an adjective.

Words near kaligenous in the dictionary

  1. kalifates
  2. kalifersite
  3. kaliform
  4. kalifs
  5. Kaligayahan
  6. kaligenous
  7. Kalighat
  8. Kaligutan
  9. kalij
  10. kalij pheasant
  11. kalij pheasants

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