tellurite

[ tel-yuh-rahyt ]

/ ˈtɛl yəˌraɪt /

noun

Chemistry. a salt of tellurous acid, as sodium tellurite, Na2TeO3.

a rare mineral, tellurium dioxide, TeO2.

Nearby words

tellurian, telluric, telluric acid, telluride, tellurion, tellurite, tellurium, tellurize, telluro-, tellurometer, tellurous

Origin of tellurite

1790–1800; tellur(ium) or tellur(ous) + -ite¹

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British Dictionary definitions for tellurite

tellurite

/ (ˈtɛljʊˌraɪt) /

noun

any salt or ester of tellurous acid

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