Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kaligenous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kalige-nous
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Forming alkalis with oxygen, as some metals do.

Etymology

Related to alkali; see -genous.

Inflected Forms

more kaligenous (comparative) most kaligenous (superlative)

Questions

What does kaligenous mean?
Forming alkalis with oxygen, as some metals do.
Where does kaligenous come from?
Related to alkali; see -genous.

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