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tellurite

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English

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Etymology 1

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Named in 1849 because of its chemical composition.[1]

Noun

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tellurite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A yellowish mineral, tellurium dioxide (TeO2).

Etymology 2

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Noun

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tellurite (plural tellurites)

  1. (inorganic chemistry) The oxyanion TeO32- derived from tellurous acid; any salt containing this anion.

Further reading

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  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Tellurite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “tellurite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
  1. ^ Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997

French

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Noun

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tellurite m (plural tellurites)

  1. tellurite

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