tellurium
The chemical element with atomic number 52The chemical element with atomic number 52. Symbol: Te. A rare, brittle, mildly toxic, silver-white metalloid.
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Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The chemical element with atomic number 52. Symbol: Te. A rare, brittle, mildly toxic, silver-white metalloid.
Tellur
теллу́рtellúr
телу́рtelúr
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
(countable)A single atom of this element.
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Origin
New Latin, coined by German chemist Martin Heinrich Klaproth in 1798, from Latin tellūs (“New Latin, coined by German chemist Martin Heinrich Klaproth in 1798, from Latin tellūs (“earth”) + -ium (“-ium”). Piecewise doublet of tellurion (see etymology 2).
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- 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:Teatomic number 52
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