orthotellurate

English

Etymology

From ortho- +‎ tellurate.

Noun

orthotellurate (plural orthotellurates)

1. (inorganic chemistry) The anion TeO₆^6-; any salt containing this anion
   • 2015, L.Zhao, Z. Hu, C.Y. Kuo, T.-W. Pi, L.H. Tjeng, A.C. Komarek, “Mn3TeO6 - A New Multiferroic Material”, in arXiv‎^[1]:

     We report the spin-induced-ferroelectricity in Mn3TeO6, a metal orthotellurate with a complex incommensurate magnetic state at low temperature.

Related terms

• metatellurate