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.
| 1854 J. Scoffern in Orr's Circ. Sc., Chem. 438 The kaligenous metals, potassium and sodium..readily admit of welding. c 1865 J. Wylde in Circ. Sc. I. 371/2 We shall divide them into three classes; namely, metals proper, kaligeneous, and terrigeneous. |