Associations to the word «Chalcogenide»

Wiktionary

CHALCOGENIDE, noun. (inorganic chemistry) Any binary compound of a chalcogen with a more electropositive element.
CHALCOGENIDE GLASS, noun. (inorganic chemistry) Any of several inorganic polymers of sulphur, selenium and tellurium, that are transparent to infrared radiation and are used in optics.

Wise words

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