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tellurium

tel·lu·rium

UK/tɪˈljʊəɹiəm/ US/tɛˈlʊriʌm/ uncommon

noun

1.

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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  • bismuthic tellurium
  • black tellurium
  • foliated tellurium
  • graphic tellurium
  • tellurium bromide
  • tellurium chloride
  • tellurium dioxide
  • tellurium glance

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