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Definition of Tellurite

1. n. A salt of tellurous acid.

Definition of Tellurite

1. Noun. (minerology) A yellowish mineral, tellurium dioxide (TeO₂). ¹

2. Noun. (inorganic chemistry) The oxyanion TeO₃^2- derived from tellurous acid; any salt containing this anion. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tellurite

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Medical Definition of Tellurite

1. 1. A salt of tellurous acid. 2. Oxide of tellurium. It occurs sparingly in tufts of white or yellowish crystals. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Tellurite

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1. A Dictionary of Chemical Solubilities: Inorganic by Arthur Messinger Comey, Dorothy Anna Hahn (1921)
"us tellurite. Mercuric tellurite. Ppt. Nickel tellurite. Ppt. Potassium tellurite, K,TeO,. Not deliquescent. Slowly sol. in cold, more quickly in boiling ..."

2. A Dictionary of Chemical Solubilities: Inorganic by Arthur Messinger Comey, Dorothy Anna Hahn (1921)
"Ferrous tellurite. Ppt. Ferric tellurite. Ppt. Lead tellurite ... Sol. in hot, much less in cold H,O. (B.) Magnesium tellurite, ..."

3. A Dictionary of Chemical Solubilities: Inorganic by Arthur Messinger Comey (1896)
"Cadmium tellurite. SI. sol. in H20 when prepared in the moist way. ... Chromium tellurite. Ppt. Sol. in excess of chromic salts + Aq. Cobaltous tellurite. ..."

4. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1852)
"Mono- tellurite.—AgO,Te02. Formed by double decomposition. Yellowish white precipitate, soluble in ammonia, on the evaporation of which a basic salt is ..."

5. Metallurgy: The Art of Extracting Metals from Their Ores by John Percy (1880)
"When a solution of neutral tellurite of potash or soda, ie of the formula RO. ... tellurite of silver is precipitated as a bulky yellowish- ..."

6. First Outlines of a Dictionary of Solubilities of Chemical Substances by Frank Humphreys Storer (1864)
"tellurite OF MAGNESIA. I.) Much more soluble in water than the lime, Mg O, Te O, ... tellurite OF THORIA. Insoluble in water, Th 0, TeO, or in aqueous ..."

7. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial ScienceChemistry (1902)
"WM Silver tellurite was prepared by adding potassium tellurite (obtained by ... This silver tellurite was reduced by heating it in a porcelain tube to the ..."

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