telluride

[ tel-yuh-rahyd, -rid ]

noun

, Chemistry.

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

telluride

/ ˈtɛljʊˌraɪd /

noun

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

telluride

/ tĕl′yə-rīd′ /

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of telluride¹

1840–50; tellur(ium) + -ide ( def )

Example Sentences

And after the film premiered in Telluride, you were accused by Iran State Media of being a “Zionist” CIA spy.

From The Daily Beast

Skedaddle onto the equally heart-stopping Million Dollar Highway to Ouray and Telluride.

From The Daily Beast

I first said the film was the story of my life lightheartedly, at a screening in Telluride.

From The Daily Beast

I remember seeing the U.S. premiere of Shame in Telluride, and being blown away.

From The Daily Beast

Cuarón discussed the technological marvel following its U.S. premiere at the Telluride Film Festival.

From The Daily Beast

Telluride and Ouray are separated by a mountain that rises four thousand feet above their altitude.

From Project Gutenberg

I spent a few days about Telluride riding Cricket up to a number of mines, taking photographs on the way.

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Beyond this it would be comparatively easy to descend on the other side of the slide wreckage and land in the road to Telluride.

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We left Telluride one sunny October morning with a sleeping-bag and a few supplies.

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A well-meaning tenderfoot, that afternoon in Telluride, saw a riderless pony and concluded that he had broken loose.

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