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from The Century Dictionary.

  • Producing alkalis: specifically applied to certain metals which form alkalis with oxygen. The true kaligenous metals are potassium and sodium.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Forming alkalies with oxygen, as some metals.

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  • adjective chemistry Forming alkalis with oxygen, as some metals do.

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