chalcogen

English

Etymology

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

Noun

chalcogen (plural chalcogens)

(inorganic chemistry) Any element of group 16 of the periodic table: oxygen, sulfur, selenium, tellurium or polonium.

Derived terms

Translations

any element of group 16 of the periodic table

Afrikaans: chalkogeen
Dutch: chalcogeen n
Esperanto: ĥalkogeno
French: chalcogène (fr) m
Italian: calcogeno (it) m
Polish: tlenowiec m
Portuguese: calcogénio m, calcogênio m (Brazil)
Ukrainian: халькоґе́н m (xalʹkogén), халькоге́н m (xalʹkohén)

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