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telluric

tel·lu·ric

uncommon

adjective

1.

of or relating to or containing the chemical element tellurium

2.

of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air

Synonyms

Origin

A borrowing of French tellurique, from Latin tellus (“earth; earthy”) and Tellus (“Earth, Gaia”) and -ique (forming adjectives). Subsequently also from tellurium, originally in telluric oxide from German Telluroxyd.

Phrases

  • telluric acid
  • telluric bismuth
  • telluric current
  • telluric gold
  • telluric iron
  • telluric ochertelluric ochre
  • telluric oxide
  • telluric planet

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