Amphigen

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Amphigen \Am"phi*gen\, n. [Gr. 'amfi` + -gen: cf. F.
     amphig[`e]ne.] (Chem.)
     An element that in combination produces amphid salt; --
     applied by Berzelius to oxygen, sulphur, selenium, and
     tellurium. [R.]
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