2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Telluric \Tel*lu"ric\, a. [L. tellus, -uris, the earth: cf F.
tellurique.]
1. Of or pertaining to the earth; proceeding from the earth.
Amid these hot, telluric flames. --Carlyle.
2. (Chem.) 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; as telluric acid,
which is analogous to sulphuric acid.
{Telluric bismuth} (Min.), tetradymite.
{Telluric silver} (Min.), hessite.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
telluric
adj 1: of or relating to or containing the chemical element
tellurium
2: of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the
sea or air [syn: {tellurian}, {terrestrial}, {terrene}]
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