chalcogen en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈkælkəd͡ʒən/ (General-American)
Etymology
From chalco- (“ore”) + -gen (“forming”).
Meanings
- Any element of group 16 of the periodic table: oxygen, sulfur, selenium, tellurium or polonium.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chalcogens | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
halogen · metal · pnictogen · metalloid
Deriveds
chalcogenide · halochalcogenate · organochalcogen · chalcogenol · chalkophore · interchalcogen
Hypernyms
material · substance · nonmetal · element
Translations (11)
fr chalcogène (any element of group 16 of the periodic table) · uk халькоґе́н (any element of group 16 of the periodic table) · it calcogeno (any element of group 16 of the periodic table) · sv kalkogen (any element of group 16 of the periodic table) · pt calcogênio (any element of group 16 of the periodic table) · nl chalcogeen (any element of group 16 of the periodic table) · af chalkogeen (any element of group 16 of the periodic table) · uk халькоге́н (any element of group 16 of the periodic table) · pt calcogénio (any element of group 16 of the periodic table) · pl tlenowiec (any element of group 16 of the periodic table) · eo ĥalkogeno (any element of group 16 of the periodic table)