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1. (n.) tellurium
a rare, crystalline, silver-white element : used in the manufacture of alloys and as a coloring agent in glass and ceramics.
Etymology: (< G (1798) < L tellūr-, s. of tellūs earth + NL
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1. (noun) tellurium, Te, atomic number 52
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
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1. (noun) Tellurium
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
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Tellurium
a rare metal usually found in combination with other metals.
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Tellurium
Tellurium. An element that is a member of the chalcogen family. It has the atomic symbol Te, atomic number 52, and atomic weight 127.60. It has been used as a coloring agent and in the manufacture of electrical equipment. Exposure may cause nausea, vomiting, and CNS depression.
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