chalcogen

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and chalcogen

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while chalcogen is any element of group 16 of the periodic table - oxygen, sulphur, selenium, tellurium and polonium.

In inorganic chemistry terms the difference between chalcogen and dichalcogenide

is that chalcogen is any element of group 16 of the periodic table - oxygen, sulphur, selenium, tellurium and polonium while dichalcogenide is any chalcogenide containing two atoms of chalcogen per molecule or unit cell; any compound containing two different chalcogens.

As nouns the difference between chalcogen and monochalcogenide

is that chalcogen is (inorganic chemistry) any element of group 16 of the periodic table - oxygen, sulphur, selenium, tellurium and polonium while monochalcogenide is (chemistry) any chalcogenide that has a single chalcogen atom per molecule or unit cell.