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Amphigen

Am′phi-gen

,
Noun.
[Gr.
ἀμφί
+
-gen
: cf. F.
amphigène
.]
(Chem.)
An element that in combination produces amphid salt; – applied by Berzelius to oxygen, sulphur, selenium, and tellurium.
[R.]

Definition 2024


amphigen

amphigen

English

Noun

amphigen (plural amphigens)

  1. (chemistry, obsolete) An element that in combination produces amphid salt; applied by Jöns Jacob Berzelius to oxygen, sulphur, selenium, and tellurium.