Telluric

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of or relating to Earth; terrestrial.
  • adj. Derived from or containing tellurium, especially with valence 6.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Pertaining to the Earth.
  • adj. Containing tellurium in a lower valency than in tellurous compounds.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Of or pertaining to the earth; proceeding from the earth.
  • adj. 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining to or proceeding from the earth: as, a disease of telluric origin; telluric deities.
  • Of, containing, or derived from tellurium: as, telluric acid.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. of or relating to or containing the chemical element tellurium
  • adj. of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air
  • Antonym
    tellurous   
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    terrene    earthly    terrestrial    tellurian   
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