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telluric


  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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