tetradymite

[ te-trad-uh-mahyt ]

/ tɛˈtræd əˌmaɪt /

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noun

a mineral, bismuth telluride and sulfide, Bi2Te2S, occurring in soft-gray to black foliated masses.

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Origin of tetradymite

1840–50; <Greek tetrádym(os) fourfold (see tetra-, didymous) + -ite¹; modeled on German Tetradymit

Words nearby tetradymite

Tetracyn, tetrad, tetradactyl, tetradactylous, tetradrachma, tetradymite, tetradynamous, tetraethyl, tetraethyllead, tetraethyl pyrophosphate, tetrafluoride

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How to use tetradymite in a sentence

It is also found in some comparatively rare minerals, such as tetradymite, combined with tellurium, and associated with gold.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
The tritelluride constitutes the mineral tetradymite, Bi2Te3.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1|Various

British Dictionary definitions for tetradymite

tetradymite

/ (tɛˈtrædɪˌmaɪt) /

noun

a grey metallic mineral consisting of a telluride and sulphide of bismuth. Formula: Bi 2 Te 2 S

Word Origin for tetradymite

C19: from Late Greek tetradumos fourfold, from Greek tetra- + didumos double

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