chalcogen

[ kal-kuh-juh n, -jen ]
/ ˈkæl kə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn /

noun

Chemistry. any of the elements oxygen, sulfur, selenium, tellurium, and polonium, which form the VIa group in the periodic table.

Origin of chalcogen

First recorded in 1960–65; chalco- + -gen

Words nearby chalcogen

chalcidice, chalcidicum, chalcis, chalco-, chalcocite, chalcogen, chalcogenide, chalcography, chalcolite, chalcolithic, chalcophile

British Dictionary definitions for chalcogen

chalcogen
/ (ˈkælkəˌdʒɛn) /

noun

any of the elements oxygen, sulphur, selenium, tellurium, or polonium, of group 6A of the periodic table

Word Origin for chalcogen

C20: from chalco ( pyrite) + -gen