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Definition of "tellurous" []

  • Of, relating to, or derived from tellurium, especially with valence 4. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "tellurous" in a sentence
  • "Telluric acid is reduced to tellurous (with evolution of chlorine) on boiling with hydrochloric acid."
Words like "tellurous"
tellurous acid
tellurous oxide