Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In chem., a compound of tellurous acid and a base.
- noun In mineralogy, tellurium dioxid, a mineral found in small yellowish or whitish spherical masses, having a radiated structure, occurring with native tellurium.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A salt of tellurous acid.
- noun (Min.) Oxide of tellurium. It occurs sparingly in tufts of white or yellowish crystals.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun inorganic chemistry The
oxyanion TeO32- derived from tellurous acid; anysalt containing this anion. - noun mineralogy A yellowish
mineral , tellurium dioxide (Te O 2).
Etymologies
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Named in 1849 because of its chemical composition.
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Examples
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That's resistance to the mineral tellurite, an antimicrobial substance.
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It combines with oxygen to form tellurite, and with gold and silver to form sylvanite (Au, Ag) Te2.
Tellurium 2008
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