telluric

English

Etymology

A calque of French tellurique, from Latin tellus (“earth; earthy”) and Tellus (“Earth, Gaia”) and -ique (forming adjectives). Subsequently also from tellurium, originally in telluric oxide as a calque of German Telluroxyd.

Adjective

telluric (comparative more telluric, superlative most telluric)

1. Pertaining to the Earth, earthly

   Synonyms: earthly, terrestrial, tellurian, terrene

2. (chemistry) Containing tellurium in a lower valency than in tellurous compounds.

Derived terms

• hydrotelluric
• telluric acid
• telluric bismuth
• telluric gold
• telluric ocher, telluric ochre
• telluric oxide
• telluric silver

 

Translations

pertaining to the Earth

• Esperanto: tera
• French: tellurique (fr)
• Italian: tellurico (it)
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• Portuguese: telúrico (pt)
• Spanish: telúrico (es)

containing tellurium in a lower valency than in tellurous compounds

• French: tellurique (fr)
• Italian: tellurico (it)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: telúrico (pt)
• Spanish: telúrico (es)

See also

• tellurous