Definition of Tellurium

1. Noun. A brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur; it is used in alloys and as a semiconductor; occurs mainly as tellurides in ores of copper and nickel and silver and gold.

Exact synonyms: Atomic Number 52, Te
Generic synonyms: Chemical Element, Element
Substance meronyms: Graphic Tellurium, Sylvanite, Telluride
Derivative terms: Telluric

Definition of Tellurium

1. n. A rare nonmetallic element, analogous to sulphur and selenium, occasionally found native as a substance of a silver-white metallic luster, but usually combined with metals, as with gold and silver in the mineral sylvanite, with mercury in Coloradoite, etc. Symbol Te. Atomic weight 125.2.

Definition of Tellurium

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Medical Definition of Tellurium

1. A rare nonmetallic element, analogous to sulphur and selenium, occasionally found native as a substance of a silver-white metallic luster, but usually combined with metals, as with gold and silver in the mineral sylvanite, with mercury in Coloradoite, etc. Symbol Te. Atomic weight 125.2. Graphic tellurium. Nagyagite. Synonym: black tellurium. Origin: NL, from L. Tellus, -uris, the earth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tellurium

tellurian
tellurians
telluric
telluric
telluride
telluride
tellurides
tellurion
tellurions
tellurism
tellurite
tellurite
tellurites
tellurite reductase
tellurium (current term)
tellurium (current term)
telluriums
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tellurize
tellurized
tellurizes
tellurizing
tellurometer
tellurometers
tellurous
tellurous
Tellus
telluses
telly
tellys

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