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 | ||