Dichalcogenide

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any chalcogenide containing two atoms of chalcogen per molecule or unit cell; any compound containing two different chalcogens

Example

More examples

"A dichalcogenide is a chemical compound containing two chalcogen anions and at least one more electropositive element."

Etymology

From di- + chalcogenide.

More for "dichalcogenide"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.