chalcogen

chalcogen

English

Etymology

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

Noun

chalcogen (plural chalcogens)

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

Derived terms

• chalcogenide
• chalkophore

Translations

any element of group 16 of the periodic table

French: chalcogène (fr) m Italian: calcogeno (it) m

Polish: tlenowiec m Portuguese: calcogénio m, calcogênio m (Brazil)