telluride

[ tel-yuh-rahyd, -rid ]

/ ˈtɛl yəˌraɪd, -rɪd /

noun Chemistry.

a binary compound of tellurium with an electropositive element or group.

Nearby words

telltale, tellurate, tellurian, telluric, telluric acid, telluride, tellurion, tellurite, tellurium, tellurize, telluro-

Origin of telluride

1840–50; tellur(ium) + -ide

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Examples from the Web for telluride

And after the film premiered in Telluride, you were accused by Iran State Media of being a “Zionist” CIA spy.
Jon Stewart Talks ‘Rosewater’ and the ‘Chickensh-t’ Democrats’ Midterm Massacre|Marlow Stern|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Skedaddle onto the equally heart-stopping Million Dollar Highway to Ouray and Telluride.
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I first said the film was the story of my life lightheartedly, at a screening in Telluride.
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I remember seeing the U.S. premiere of Shame in Telluride, and being blown away.
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Cuarón discussed the technological marvel following its U.S. premiere at the Telluride Film Festival.
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A well-meaning tenderfoot, that afternoon in Telluride, saw a riderless pony and concluded that he had broken loose.
The Rocky Mountain Wonderland|Enos A. Mills
The first commercial hydro-station for the transmission of power in America was established in 1891 at Telluride, Colorado.
The Age of Invention|Holland Thompson
At Telluride, also, the military overpowered the civil authorities.
Violence and the Labor Movement|Robert Hunter
Beyond this it would be comparatively easy to descend on the other side of the slide wreckage and land in the road to Telluride.
The Rocky Mountain Wonderland|Enos A. Mills
I spent a few days about Telluride riding Cricket up to a number of mines, taking photographs on the way.
The Rocky Mountain Wonderland|Enos A. Mills

British Dictionary definitions for telluride

telluride

/ (ˈtɛljʊˌraɪd) /

noun

any compound of tellurium, esp one formed between tellurium and a more electropositive element or group

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Science definitions for telluride

telluride

[ tĕl′yə-rīd′ ]

A chemical compound of tellurium and another element, including gold and silver. Telluride is found in mineral ores.