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Autogenous soldering

Autogenous \Au*tog"e*nous\, a. [Gr. ?; ? self + root of ? to be born.]

  1. (Biol.) Self-generated; produced independently.

  2. (Anat.) Developed from an independent center of ossification.
    --Owen.

  3. a. Autogenetic.

    Autogenous soldering, the junction by fusion of the joining edges of metals without the intervention of solder.