AUTOGENOUS


Meaning of AUTOGENOUS in English

— autogenously , adv.

/aw toj"euh neuhs/ , adj.

1. self-produced; self-generated.

2. Physiol. pertaining to substances generated in the body.

3. Metall. self-fused, without the addition of solder or the application of an adhesive: an autogenous weld between two pieces of the same metal.

[ 1840-50; autogen ( és ) self-produced (see AUTO- 1 , -GEN) + -OUS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .