tellurite

English

Etymology 1

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

Noun

tellurite (uncountable)

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

Noun

tellurite (plural tellurites)

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

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Tellurite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • tellurite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
  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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