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chalcogenide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables
chalco-genide
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any binary compound of a chalcogen with a more electropositive element.

Etymology

From chalcogen + -ide.

Inflected Forms

chalcogenides (plural)

Derived Forms

dichalcogenide monochalcogenide oxychalcogenide polychalcogenide trichalcogenide

Phrases

chalcogenide glass gold chalcogenide

Frequently Paired Words

oxide sulphide sulfide selenide telluride

Questions

What does chalcogenide mean?
Any binary compound of a chalcogen with a more electropositive element.
Where does chalcogenide come from?
From chalcogen + -ide.

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