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Definition of Chalcogen
1. Noun. (inorganic chemistry) Any element of group 16 of the periodic table - oxygen, sulphur, selenium, tellurium and polonium. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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
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; ..."