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chalcogen

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˈkælkəd͡ʒən/
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noun

Meaning 1

Any element of group 16 of the periodic table: oxygen, sulfur, selenium, tellurium or polonium.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: nonmetal, element, substance, material

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: chalkogeen — any element of group 16 of the periodic table
  • Dutch: chalcogeen — any element of group 16 of the periodic table
  • Esperanto: ĥalkogeno — any element of group 16 of the periodic table
  • French: chalcogène — any element of group 16 of the periodic table
  • Italian: calcogeno — any element of group 16 of the periodic table
  • Polish: tlenowiec — any element of group 16 of the periodic table
  • Portuguese: calcogénio — any element of group 16 of the periodic table
  • Portuguese: calcogênio — any element of group 16 of the periodic table
  • Swedish: kalkogen — any element of group 16 of the periodic table
  • Ukrainian: халькоґе́н (xalʹkogén) — any element of group 16 of the periodic table
  • Ukrainian: халькоге́н (xalʹkohén) — any element of group 16 of the periodic table