Etymology

chalcogenide

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Today it means: Any binary compound of a chalcogen with a more electropositive element. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← English chalcogen
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  1. Englishchalcogen
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  3. English todaychalcogenide

From chalcogen + -ide.

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