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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   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. 2
   The class of such compounds.

Etymology

From organo- + chalcogen.

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