telluric
Pertaining to the Earth, earthly.
Other meanings
Containing tellurium in a lower valency than in tellurous compounds.
Related words
- intratelluric
- magnetotelluric
- magnetotellurics
- tellurism
- tellurist
- ultratelluric
- hydrotelluric
- telluric acid
- telluric bismuth
- telluric current
- telluric gold
- telluric iron
Word history
From German "Telluroxyd".
Where this comes from
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