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| 1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
telluric
adj 1: of or relating to or containing the chemical element
tellurium
2: of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the
sea or air [syn: tellurian, telluric, terrestrial,
terrene]
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| 2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Telluric \Tel*lu"ric\, a. [L. tellus, -uris, the earth: cf. F.
tellurique.]
1. Of or pertaining to the earth; proceeding from the earth.
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Amid these hot, telluric flames. --Carlyle.
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2. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to tellurium; derived from, or
resembling, tellurium; specifically, designating those
compounds in which the element has a higher valence as
contrasted with tellurous compounds; as, telluric acid,
which is analogous to sulphuric acid.
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Telluric bismuth (Min.), tetradymite.
Telluric silver (Min.), hessite.
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