tellurium.
(Of thelat. )( Tellus, Telluris, Earth).
1. m. chemical element of no. atóm. 52. Little in the Earth's crust, is native or forming salts. Grey or brown colour, its properties are similar to the sulfur. Is it used as an additive in metallurgy, and as a dye glass and ceramic industries. (Símb.) Te).