tellurite

English

Etymology 1

Named in 1849 because of its chemical composition.[1]

Noun

tellurite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A yellowish mineral, tellurium dioxide (TeO2).

Etymology 2

Noun

tellurite (plural tellurites)

  1. (inorganic chemistry) The oxyanion TeO32- derived from tellurous acid; any salt containing this anion.

Further reading

  1. ^ Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997

French

Noun

tellurite m (plural tellurites)

  1. tellurite

Further reading

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