English
Detailed Synonyms for tellurium in English
tellurium:
tellurium [the ~] noun
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the tellurium
– a brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur; it is used in alloys and as a semiconductor; occurs mainly as tellurides in ores of copper and nickel and silver and gold 1the atomic number 52; the tellurium; the Te– a brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur; it is used in alloys and as a semiconductor; occurs mainly as tellurides in ores of copper and nickel and silver and gold 1