chalcogen
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From chalco- (“ore”) + -gen (“forming”).
Noun[edit]
chalcogen (plural chalcogens)
- (inorganic chemistry) Any element of group 16 of the periodic table: oxygen, sulfur, selenium, tellurium or polonium.
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Translations[edit]
any element of group 16 of the periodic table
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