telluride
(noun) any binary compound of tellurium with other more electropositive elements
Source: WordNet® 3.1
telluride (countable and uncountable, plural tellurides)
(countable, inorganic chemistry) A binary compound of a metal with tellurium; metal salts of tellurane
(countable, organic chemistry) Any organic compound of general formula R2Te (R not = H), the tellurium analogues of ethers
(uncountable, mineral) sylvanite
Telluride
A town, the county seat of San Miguel County, Colorado, United States.
Source: Wiktionary
Tel"lu*ride, n. (Chem.)
Definition: A compound of tellurium with a more positive element or radical; -- formerly called telluret.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 January 2025
(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; “the political ferment produced new leadership”; “social unrest”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
