Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alkaligen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: al-ka-li-gen
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The name first proposed for nitrogen, as being a chief constituent of ammonia or volatile alkali.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

From alkali + -gen.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: alkali

Usage

Questions

What does alkaligen mean?: The name first proposed for nitrogen, as being a chief constituent of ammonia or volatile alkali.
Where does alkaligen come from?: From alkali + -gen.

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