Autogenous
[ə-TAH-jən-əs]
Part of speech: adjective
Origin: Greek, mid-19th century
1.
Arising from within or from a thing itself.
2.
(Of welding) Done either without solder or with a filler of the same metal as the pieces being welded.
Examples of Autogenous in a sentence
"Dominique placed a lot of autogenous pressure on herself."
"Adam felt autogenous welding was simpler and less wasteful."
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