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organochalcogen

organochalcogen noun: a chemical compound or functional group containing carbon (“organic”) atoms and group 16/chalcogen atoms, but not necessarily exclusively, which are also organic compounds. (ie. carbon dioxide, amongst others, is inorganic, thus not an organochalogen).

Noun

organochalcogen (plural organochalcogens)

  1. A chemical compound or functional group containing carbon (“organic”) atoms and group 16/chalcogen atoms, but not necessarily exclusively, which are also organic compounds. (ie. carbon dioxide, amongst others, is inorganic, thus not an organochalogen)
  2. The class of such compounds.

Forms of organochalcogen

pluralorganochalcogens

Origin of organochalcogen

From organo- + chalcogen.

Questions about organochalcogen

What does organochalcogen mean?
Organochalcogen means a chemical compound or functional group containing carbon (“organic”) atoms and group 16/chalcogen atoms, but not necessarily exclusively, which are also organic compounds. (ie. carbon dioxide, amongst others, is inorganic, thus not an organochalogen).
What part of speech is organochalcogen?
Organochalcogen is a noun.
What is the plural of organochalcogen?
The plural of organochalcogen is organochalcogens.

Words near organochalcogen in the dictionary

  1. organocations
  2. organocentric
  3. organoceramic
  4. organocerium
  5. organocesium
  6. organochalcogen
  7. organochalcogens
  8. organochemical
  9. organochloride
  10. organochlorides
  11. organochlorinated

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