tellurium

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Pronunciation

• enPR: tĭlyo͝or'ēəm, IPA: /tɪˈljʊəɹiəm/

Noun

tellurium

1. (uncountable) The chemical element with atomic number 52. Symbol: Te. A rare, brittle, mildly toxic, silver-white metalloid.
2. (countable) A single atom of this element.

Synonyms

• sylvanium (obsolete)

Related terms

• tellane
• tellural
• tellurian
• telluric (of the earth)
• tellurion
• tellurism
• tellurometer
• Tellus

Translations

• French: tellure
• German: Tellur
• Italian: tellurio
• Portuguese: telúrio
• Russian: теллу́р
• Spanish: teluro

Noun

tellurium

1. A variant spelling of tellurion.

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