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calcigenous
calˈcigenous, a. Chem. ? Obs. [f. L. calc(i)- in sense of calx + -gen-us born, bearing + -ous; cf. alkaligenous.] Producing a calx; said of those metals which with oxygen form a ‘calx’.1854 Scoffern in Orr's Circ. Sc. Chem. 434 Metals, the oxides of which were termed by ancient chemists calces, and ... Oxford English Dictionary
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terrigenous
terrigenous, a. (tɛˈrɪdʒɪnəs) Also erron. terrigeneous. [f. as prec. + -ous.] 1. Produced or sprung from the earth; earth-born. rare.1684 T. Burnet Th. Earth i. 189 Our terrigenous animals must have been wean'd as soon as they were born. 1830 Lyell Princ. Geol. I. i. iii. 31 Either these were terrig... Oxford English Dictionary
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-genous
-genous, suffix (-dʒɪnəs) [f. -gen + -ous] = -genic, as (a) alkaligenous, calcigenous, kaligenous, pathogenous, pyrogenous 2; (b) pyrogenous 1. Oxford English Dictionary
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polygenous
polygenous, a. (pəˈlɪdʒɪnəs) [irreg. f. Gr. πολυγεν-ής of many kinds (f. πολυ-, poly- + γένος kind) + -ous: perh. associated with words from L. such as indigenous, calcigenous, etc.] 1. Composed of constituents of different kinds; spec. in Geol. composed of various kinds of rocks.1799 Kirwan Geol. E... Oxford English Dictionary
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