Associations to the word «Tellurium»

Wiktionary

TELLURIUM, noun. (uncountable) The chemical element with atomic number 52. Symbol: Te.
TELLURIUM, noun. A single atom of this element.
TELLURIUM, noun. A variant spelling of tellurion.

Dictionary definition

TELLURIUM, noun. 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.

Wise words

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Alexander Pope