tellurium
/tɪˈljʊəɹiəm/ · noun
Meaning
- The chemical element with atomic number 52. Symbol: Te. A rare, brittle, mildly toxic, silver-white metalloid.
- A single atom of this element.
- Alternative form of tellurion.
Etymology / origin
Latin tellūs (“earth”) + -ium
- tellūs(la)→
- *telh₂- (ground)(ine-pro)→
- tellurium (English)
- Relations: root, uder
Related words
Descendant words
- teloriom(Cornish) (bor)
- telluuri(Finnish) (cog)
- 텔루륨(Korean) (bor)
- telurium(Malay) (bor)
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