chalcogen etymology

English word chalcogen comes from English -gen (A producer of something, e.g. hydrogen.), English chalco- (Copper, brass etc. Ore.)

Detailed word origin of chalcogen

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-gen English (eng) A producer of something, e.g. hydrogen.
chalco- English (eng) Copper, brass etc. Ore.
chalcogen English (eng) (inorganic chemistry) Any element of group 16 of the periodic table: oxygen, sulphur, selenium, tellurium or polonium.

Words with the same origin as chalcogen

Descendants of -gen
acrogen androgen antiflorigenic carcinogen carcinogenic chalcogenide comedogenic estrogen gasogen hallucinogen hallucinogenic litogen melanogen morphogen mutagen narced neogen nitragin nitrogen organogen osteogen procarcinogen pruritogen pyrogen zymogen
Descendants of chalco-
chalcography chalcophyllite