Meanings
Origin
From chalco- (“ore”) + -gen (“forming”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans chalkogeen
- chalkogeenany element of group 16 of the periodic table
Dutch chalcogeen
- chalcogeenany element of group 16 of the periodic table
Esperanto ĥalkogeno
- ĥalkogenoany element of group 16 of the periodic table
French chalcogène
- chalcogèneany element of group 16 of the periodic table
Italian calcogeno
- calcogenoany element of group 16 of the periodic table
Polish tlenowiec
- tlenowiecany element of group 16 of the periodic table
Portuguese calcogénio, calcogênio
- calcogénioany element of group 16 of the periodic table
- calcogênioany element of group 16 of the periodic table
Swedish kalkogen
- kalkogenany element of group 16 of the periodic table
Ukrainian халькоґе́н, халькоге́н
- халькоґе́н (xalʹkogén)any element of group 16 of the periodic table
- халькоге́н (xalʹkohén)any element of group 16 of the periodic table
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chalcogen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chalcogen
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“chalcogen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chalcogen. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chalcogen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chalcogen.
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