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chalcogen

US/ˈkælkəd͡ʒən/

chalcogen noun: any element of group 16 of the periodic table: oxygen, sulfur, selenium, tellurium or polonium.

Noun

chalcogen (plural chalcogens)

  1. Any element of group 16 of the periodic table: oxygen, sulfur, selenium, tellurium or polonium.

Forms of chalcogen

pluralchalcogens

Origin of chalcogen

From chalco- (“ore”) + -gen (“forming”).

Words formed from chalcogen

Questions about chalcogen

What does chalcogen mean?
Chalcogen means any element of group 16 of the periodic table: oxygen, sulfur, selenium, tellurium or polonium.
What part of speech is chalcogen?
Chalcogen is a noun.
How do you pronounce chalcogen?
Chalcogen is pronounced /ˈkælkəd͡ʒən/ (US).
What is the plural of chalcogen?
The plural of chalcogen is chalcogens.

Words near chalcogen in the dictionary

  1. chalcocites
  2. chalcocitization
  3. chalcocyanite
  4. chalcogel
  5. chalcogels
  6. chalcogen
  7. chalcogenate
  8. chalcogenide
  9. chalcogenide glass
  10. chalcogenide glasses
  11. chalcogenides

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