English noun: tellurium | |||
1. | tellurium (substance) a brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur; it is used in alloys and as a semiconductor; occurs mainly as tellurides in ores of copper and nickel and silver and gold | ||
Synonyms | atomic number 52, Te | ||
Broader (hypernym) | chemical element, element | ||
Substance meronym | graphic tellurium, sylvanite, telluride | ||