The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tellurite \Tel"lu*rite\, n.
(Chem.) A salt of tellurous acid.
(Min.) Oxide of tellurium. It occurs sparingly in tufts of white or yellowish crystals.
Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. (context mineralogy English) A yellowish mineral, tellurium dioxide (telluriumoxygen2). Etymology 2
n. (context inorganic chemistry English) The oxyanion TeO32- derived from tellurous acid; any salt containing this anion.
Wikipedia
Tellurite is a rare oxide mineral composed of tellurium dioxide ( Te O).
It occurs as prismatic to acicular transparent yellow to white orthorhombic crystals. It occurs in the oxidation zone of mineral deposits in association with native tellurium, emmonsite and other tellurium minerals. Its name comes from Tellus, which is the Latin name for the planet Earth.
It was first described in 1842 for an occurrence in Faţa Băii, Zlatna, Alba County, Romania.
The tellurite ion is . A tellurite (compound), for example sodium tellurite, is a compound that contains this ion. Tellurites are highly stable tellurium compounds, although they can be reduced to elemental tellurium by electrolysis or a strong reducing agent.
For the similarly named Star Trek race, see Tellarite.
Tellurite can may refer to;
- Tellurite, a mineral form of tellurium dioxide
- Tellurite (ion), a tellurium containing anion
Usage examples of "tellurite".
Not all the representatives have arrived yet, though Seneca is on his way from Dakota, and the Zimdardri and Tellurite ambassadors are also enroute.
Ellowan space, and should arrive within the hour, and the Tellurite should be close behind.