organochalcogen

English

Etymology

organo- +‎ chalcogen

Noun

organochalcogen (plural organochalcogens)

  1. (organic chemistry) A chemical compound or functional group containing carbon (“organic”) atoms and group 16/chalcogen atoms, but not necessarily exclusively, which are also organic compounds. (ie. carbon dioxide, amongst others, is inorganic, thus not an organochalogen)
  2. (organic chemistry) The class of such compounds.
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