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tellurite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables
tel-lu-rite
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A yellowish mineral, tellurium dioxide (TeO₂).

Uncountable

noun

The oxyanion TeO₃²⁻ derived from tellurous acid; any salt containing this anion.

Etymology

Named in 1849 because of its chemical composition.

Usage

Inflected Forms

tellurites (plural)

Derived Forms

plumbotellurite telluritian paratellurite

Questions

What does tellurite mean?
A yellowish mineral, tellurium dioxide (TeO₂).
Where does tellurite come from?
Named in 1849 because of its chemical composition.

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