Definition of Chalcogen

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

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Definition of Chalcogen

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Chalcogen

1. One of the elements in the same column of the periodic table as oxygen. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chalcogen

chalcedonic
chalcedonies
chalcedony
chalcid
chalcid fly
chalcid wasp
chalcidfly
chalcidology
chalcids
chalcis fly
chalco-
chalcoalumite
chalcocite
chalcocites
chalcocyanite
chalcogen (current term)
chalcogenide
chalcogenides
chalcogens
chalcography
chalcolithic
chalcomenite
chalconatronite
chalcone
chalcone isomerase
chalcone michael allen
chalcone reductase
chalcones
chalcophanite

Literary usage of Chalcogen

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Modelling in Aquatic Chemistry by Ingmar Grenthe, Ignasi Puigdomenech, Bert Allard (1997)
"... a chalcogen or an OH-group) undergoes one or more structural changes in going from light to heavy rare earths except for a few cases like R(OH)3; ..."

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