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tellurite

[ tel-yuh-rahyt ]
/ ˈtɛl yəˌraɪt /

noun

Chemistry. a salt of tellurous acid, as sodium tellurite, Na2TeO3.
a rare mineral, tellurium dioxide, TeO2.

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Origin of tellurite

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

Words nearby tellurite

tellurian, telluric, telluric acid, telluride, tellurion, tellurite, tellurium, tellurize, telluro-, tellurometer, tellurous
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British Dictionary definitions for tellurite

tellurite
/ (ˈtɛljʊˌraɪt) /

noun

any salt or ester of tellurous acid
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