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tellurist

tellurist noun: a proponent of the theory of tellurism.

Noun

tellurist (plural tellurists)

  1. (obsolete) A proponent of the theory of tellurism.

Forms of tellurist

pluraltellurists

Origin of tellurist

From telluric + -ist.

Questions about tellurist

What does tellurist mean?
Tellurist means a proponent of the theory of tellurism.
What part of speech is tellurist?
Tellurist is a noun.
What is the plural of tellurist?
The plural of tellurist is tellurists.

Words near tellurist in the dictionary

  1. tellurise
  2. tellurised
  3. tellurises
  4. tellurising
  5. tellurism
  6. tellurist
  7. tellurists
  8. tellurite
  9. tellurites
  10. telluritian
  11. tellurium

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