tellurite

[ tel-yuh-rahyt ]

noun

1. Chemistry. a salt of tellurous acid, as sodium tellurite, Na 2 TeO 3 .
2. a rare mineral, tellurium dioxide, TeO 2 .

tellurite

/ ˈtɛljʊˌraɪt /

noun

1. any salt or ester of tellurous acid

Word History and Origins

Origin of tellurite¹

1790–1800; tellur(ium) or tellur(ous) + -ite ¹