tellurium
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Noun — A rare, brittle, silver-white chemical element with the symbol Te and atomic number 52, classed as a metalloid.
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the element tellurium
tellurium atom
symbol for tellurium
It is a technical term used in chemistry and mineralogy.
Etymology
The word is New Latin, coined by the German chemist Martin Heinrich Klaproth in 1798. It combines the Latin tellus, meaning earth, with the suffix -ium.
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What is tellurium?
Tellurium is the chemical element with atomic number 52 and symbol Te. It is a rare, brittle, mildly toxic, silver-white metalloid.
Who named tellurium?
The name was coined in 1798 by the German chemist Martin Heinrich Klaproth.
Where does the word tellurium come from?
It comes from New Latin, built on the Latin word tellus, meaning earth.
