alkaligen
nounEtymology From alkali + -gen.
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Obsolete The name first proposed for nitrogen, as being a chief constituent of ammonia or volatile alkali.
noun
Etymology From alkali + -gen.
Obsolete The name first proposed for nitrogen, as being a chief constituent of ammonia or volatile alkali.
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