tellurous

[ tel-yer-uhs, te-loor-uhs ]

adjectiveChemistry.
  1. containing tetravalent tellurium.

Origin of tellurous

1
First recorded in 1835–45; tellur(ium) + -ous

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British Dictionary definitions for tellurous

tellurous

/ (ˈtɛljʊrəs, tɛˈlʊərəs) /


adjective
  1. of or containing tellurium, esp in a low valence state

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