Tellus /telˈəs/

1. The Roman earth goddess
2. (also without cap) the earth

tellˈūral adjective

Relating to the earth

tellˈūrate noun

A salt of telluric acid

tellˈūretted adjective

Combined with tellurium

tellūˈrian adjective

Terrestrial

1. An inhabitant of the earth
2. A tellurion

tellūˈric adjective

1. Of or from the earth
2. Of tellurium in higher valency (chem)

tellˈūride noun

A compound of tellurium with another element or radical

tellūˈrion or tellūˈrian noun

An apparatus representing the earth and sun, demonstrating the occurrence of day, night, the seasons, etc

tellˈūrite noun

1. Native oxide of tellurium (mineralogy)
2. A salt of tellurous acid (chem)

tellūˈrium noun

A rare silvery metalloid element (symbol Te; atomic no 52) appar so named by Martin Klaproth (in 1798) as the counterpart of his previous discovery of uranium

tellˈūrize or tellˈūrise transitive verb

To combine with tellurium

tellūromˈeter noun

An electronic instrument used to measure survey lines by measurement of the time required for a radar signal to echo back

tellˈūrous adjective

Of tellurium in lower valency

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• telfer
• telferage
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• telferic
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• telia
• telial
• telic
• teliospore
• telium
• tell
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• tellared
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• tell a tale
• tell'd
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