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tellurous

tellurous adjective: containing tellurium in a higher valency than in telluric compounds.

Adjective

tellurous (not comparable)

  1. Containing tellurium in a higher valency than in telluric compounds.

Forms of tellurous

alternative formtellurious

Words formed from tellurous

  • tellurous acid
  • tellurous oxide

Questions about tellurous

What does tellurous mean?
Tellurous means containing tellurium in a higher valency than in telluric compounds.
What part of speech is tellurous?
Tellurous is an adjective.

Words near tellurous in the dictionary

  1. telluroprotein
  2. telluroproteins
  3. telluropyran
  4. telluropyrans
  5. telluropyrylium
  6. tellurous
  7. Tellus
  8. telly
  9. telly tennis
  10. tellys
  11. Tellytubby

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