alkaligenousadj.

Brit.

/alkəˈlɪdʒᵻnəs/,

/alkəˈlɪdʒn̩əs/, U.S.

/ˌælkəˈlɪdʒənəs/

Forms: 1700s– alkaligenous, 1800s alkaligeneous.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: alkali n., -genous comb. form.

Etymology: < alkali n. + -genous comb. form, after French alcaligène (1789 as adjective; earlier as noun: see alkaligen n.). Compare slightly earlier alkaligen n.With the form alkaligeneous perhaps compare -eous suffix.

Chemistry. Now rare.

Generating or producing an alkali, or alkaline properties.

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alkaligenous1790

1790 W. Nicholson tr. A.-F. de Fourcroy Elements Nat. Hist. & Chem. (new ed.) II. 56 It appears that the two fixed alkalis likewise contain azote, and that this substance may be considered as the alkalifying or alkaligenous principle [Fr. comme le principe alkalifiant ou comme alkaligène].

1851 Hogg's Instructor 6 300/1 Potassium, sodium and lithium are sometimes denominated the alkaligenous metals.

c1865 J. Wylde Circle of Sci. I. 311/1 We shall divide these into three classes; namely, Alkaligeneous, Calcigeneous, and Metals proper.

1997 J. M. Thomas & W. J. Thomas Princ. & Pract. Heterogenous Catalysis 56 A bacterial storage polymer, produced by fermentation of an alkaligenous strain.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alkaligenous
释义	alkaligenousadj. Brit. /alkəˈlɪdʒᵻnəs/, /alkəˈlɪdʒn̩əs/, U.S. /ˌælkəˈlɪdʒənəs/ Forms: 1700s– alkaligenous, 1800s alkaligeneous. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: alkali n., -genous comb. form. Etymology: < alkali n. + -genous comb. form, after French alcaligène (1789 as adjective; earlier as noun: see alkaligen n.). Compare slightly earlier alkaligen n.With the form alkaligeneous perhaps compare -eous suffix. Chemistry. Now rare. Generating or producing an alkali, or alkaline properties. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > chemical substances > bases > [adjective] > generating or producing alkali alkaligenous1790 1790 W. Nicholson tr. A.-F. de Fourcroy Elements Nat. Hist. & Chem. (new ed.) II. 56 It appears that the two fixed alkalis likewise contain azote, and that this substance may be considered as the alkalifying or alkaligenous principle [Fr. comme le principe alkalifiant ou comme alkaligène]. 1851 Hogg's Instructor 6 300/1 Potassium, sodium and lithium are sometimes denominated the alkaligenous metals. c1865 J. Wylde Circle of Sci. I. 311/1 We shall divide these into three classes; namely, Alkaligeneous, Calcigeneous, and Metals proper. 1997 J. M. Thomas & W. J. Thomas Princ. & Pract. Heterogenous Catalysis 56 A bacterial storage polymer, produced by fermentation of an alkaligenous strain. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1790
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