tellurite

English

Etymology 1

Named in 1849 because of its chemical composition.[1]

Noun

tellurite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A yellowish mineral, tellurium dioxide (TeO2).

Etymology 2

Noun

tellurite (plural tellurites)

  1. (inorganic chemistry) The oxyanion TeO32- derived from tellurous acid; any salt containing this anion.

Further reading
  • “Tellurite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • “tellurite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.
  1. Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997
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