Definitions for chalcogen

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chalcogen chal·co·gen

Spelling: [kal-kuh-juh n, -jen]

IPA: /ˈkæl kə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn/

Chalcogen is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 21 points.

You can make 334 anagrams from letters in chalcogen (acceghlno).

Definitions for chalcogen

noun

1. 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