tellurian, telluric, terrestrial, terrene
(adjective) of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air
telluric
(adjective) of or relating to or containing the chemical element tellurium
Source: WordNet® 3.1
telluric (comparative more telluric, superlative most telluric)
Pertaining to the Earth, earthly
Synonyms: earthly, terrestrial, tellurian, terrene
(chemistry) Containing tellurium in a lower valency than in tellurous compounds.
Source: Wiktionary
Tel*lu"ric, a. Etym: [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.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 June 2025
(adjective) affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; “bodily needs”; “a corporal defect”; “corporeal suffering”; “a somatic symptom or somatic illness”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
