organochalcogen

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English

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Etymology

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From organo- +‎ chalcogen.

Noun

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organochalcogen (plural organochalcogens)

  1. (organic chemistry) 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. (organic chemistry) The class of such compounds.