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单词 tellurium
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Definition of tellurium in English:

tellurium

noun tɛˈljʊərɪəmtəˈlʊriəm
mass noun
  • The chemical element of atomic number 52, a brittle, shiny, silvery-white metalloid resembling selenium and occurring mainly in small amounts in metallic sulphide ores.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • At higher temperatures, the metal does combine with many acids, the halogens, sulfur, selenium, and tellurium.
    • Lead, tellurium and selenium are added to copper and its alloys to improve machinability.
    • Like selenium, tellurium is used in electronic devices.
    • Lead, selenium, tellurium and sulfur are added to copper alloys to improve machinability.
    • Elements such as lead, tellurium, beryllium, chromium, phosphorus, and manganese have little or no effect on the corrosion resistance of coppers and binary copper-zinc alloys.

Derivatives

  • tellurous

  • adjective

Origin

Early 19th century: modern Latin, from Latin tellus, tellur- 'earth', probably named in contrast to uranium.

Rhymes

curium
 
 

Definition of tellurium in US English:

tellurium

nountəˈlo͝orēəmtəˈlʊriəm
  • The chemical element of atomic number 52, a brittle, shiny silvery-white semimetal resembling selenium and occurring mainly in small amounts in metallic sulfide ores. It is a semiconductor and is used in some electrical devices and in specialized alloys.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Lead, tellurium and selenium are added to copper and its alloys to improve machinability.
    • Like selenium, tellurium is used in electronic devices.
    • At higher temperatures, the metal does combine with many acids, the halogens, sulfur, selenium, and tellurium.
    • Elements such as lead, tellurium, beryllium, chromium, phosphorus, and manganese have little or no effect on the corrosion resistance of coppers and binary copper-zinc alloys.
    • Lead, selenium, tellurium and sulfur are added to copper alloys to improve machinability.

Origin

Early 19th century: modern Latin, from Latin tellus, tellur- ‘earth’, probably named in contrast to uranium.

 
 
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