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tellurize

tellurize verb: to impregnate with, or to subject to the action of, tellurium.

Verb

tellurize (third-person singular simple present tellurizes, present participle tellurizing, simple past and past participle tellurized)

  1. (transitive) To impregnate with, or to subject to the action of, tellurium.
    • tellurized ores
    • tellurized steel

Forms of tellurize

third-person singular presenttellurizes
present participletellurizing
past participletellurized
pasttellurized

Origin of tellurize

From tellurium + -ize.

Questions about tellurize

What does tellurize mean?
Tellurize means to impregnate with, or to subject to the action of, tellurium.
What part of speech is tellurize?
Tellurize is a verb.
What is the past tense of tellurize?
The past tense of tellurize is tellurized.

Words near tellurize in the dictionary

  1. tellurium tetrachloride
  2. tellurium-128
  3. tellurium-130
  4. telluriums
  5. tellurization
  6. tellurize
  7. tellurized
  8. tellurizes
  9. tellurizing
  10. telluro-
  11. tellurobismuthite

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