TELLURIUM


Meaning of TELLURIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ tə-ˈlu̇r-ē-əm, te- ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin tellur-, tellus earth

Date: 1800

: a semimetallic element that occurs in a silvery-white brittle crystalline form of metallic luster, in a dark amorphous form, or combined with metals and that is used especially in alloys and catalysts — see element table

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