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TELLURIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air
Synonyms:
tellurian; telluric; terrene; terrestrial
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
earth (the solid part of the earth's surface)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to or containing the chemical element tellurium
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
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)
Derivation:
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)
