[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

tellurium \tellu"rium\, n. nl., from l. tellus, -uris, the
   earth. chem.
   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.
   1913 webster

   graphic tellurium. min. see sylvanite.

   tellurium glance min., nagyagite; -- called also black
      tellurium.
      1913 webster
see also:
graphic tellurium sylvanite tellurium glance black tellurium 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

tellurium
     n : 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 syn: te, atomic
         number 52
see also:
te atomic number 52 

[3] : Elements database 20001107

tellurium
symbol: te
atomic number: 52
atomic weight: 127.60
silvery metalloid element of group 16. eight natural isotopes, nine
radioactive isotopes. used in semiconductors and to a degree in some
steels. chemistry is similar to sulphur. discovered in 1782 by franz
miller.


see also:
sulphur 

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