Telluride
noun, Chemistry.
1.
a binary compound of tellurium with an electropositive element or group.
noun
1.
any compound of tellurium, esp one formed between tellurium and a more electropositive element or group
telluride
(těl’yə-rīd’)
A chemical compound of tellurium and another element, including gold and silver. Telluride is found in mineral ores.
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noun, Chemistry. 1. a rare, lustrous, brittle, crystalline, silver-white element resembling sulfur in its properties, and usually occurring in nature combined with gold, silver, or other metals of high atomic weight: used in the manufacture of alloys and as a coloring agent in glass and ceramics. Symbol: Te; atomic weight: 127.60; atomic number: 52; specific […]
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