Tel"lu*ret`ed (?), n. (Chem.) Combined or impregnated with tellurium;
tellurized. [Written also telluretted.] [Obsoles.]
Tellureted hydrogen (Chem.), hydrogen telluride, H2Te, a gaseous
substance analogous to hydrogen sulphide; — called also tellurhydric
acid.
Tel`lur*hy"dric (?), a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating,
hydrogen telluride, which is regarded as an acid, especially when in
solution.
Tel*lu"ri*an (?), a. [L. tellus, - uris, the earth.] Of or pertaining
to the earth. De Quincey.
Tel*lu"ri*an, n. 1. A dweller on the earth. De Quincey.
2. An instrument for showing the operation of the causes which produce
the succession of day and night, and the changes of the seasons.
[Written also tellurion.]
Tel*lu"ric (?), a. [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.) 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.
Tel"lu*ride (?), n. (Chem.) A compound of tellurium with a more
positive element or radical; — formerly called telluret.
Tel"lu*rism (?), n. An hypothesis of animal magnetism propounded by Dr.
Keiser, in Germany, in which the phenomena are ascribed to the agency
of a telluric spirit or influence. [R.] S. Thompson.
Tel"lu*rite (?), n. 1. (Chem.) A salt of tellurous acid.
2. (Min.) Oxide of tellurium. It occurs sparingly in tufts of white or
yellowish crystals.
Tel*lu"ri*um (?), n. [NL., from L. tellus, -uris, the earth.] (Chem.) A
rare nonmetallic element, analogous to sulphur and selenium,
occasionally found native as a substance of a silver-white metallic
luster, but usually combined with metals, as with gold and silver in
the mineral sylvanite, with mercury in Coloradoite, etc. Symbol Te.
Atomic weight 125.2.
Graphic tellurium. (Min.) See Sylvanite. — Tellurium glance (Min.),
nagyagite; — called also black tellurium.
Tel"lu*rize (?), v. t. (Chem.) To impregnate with, or to subject to the
action of, tellurium; — chiefly used adjectively in the past
participle; as, tellurized ores.
Tel"lu*rous (?), a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to tellurium; derived
from, or containing, tellurium; specifically, designating those
compounds in which the element has a lower valence as contrasted with
telluric compounds; as, tellurous acid, which is analogous to
sulphurous acid.
Tel`o*dy*nam"ic (?), a. [Gr. &?; far + E. dynamic.] Relating to a
system for transmitting power to a distance by means of swiftly moving
ropes or cables driving grooved pulleys of large diameter.
Tel`oo*goo" (?), n. See Telugu. D. O. Allen.
||Te*lot"ro*cha (?), n.; pl. Telotrochæ (#). [NL. See Telotrochal.]
||(Zoöl.) An annelid larva having telotrochal bands of cilia.
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{ Te*lot"ro*chal (?), Te*lot"ro*chous (?), } a. [Gr. &?; complete + &?;
wheel, hoop.] (Zoöl.) Having both a preoral and a posterior band of
cilla; — applied to the larvæ of certain annelids.
Tel"o*type (?), n. [Gr. &?; far off + - type.] An electric telegraph
which prints the messages in letters and not in signs.
Tel"pher (?), n. [Gr. &?; far, far off + &?; to bear.] (Elec.) A
contrivance for the conveyance of vehicles or loads by means of
electricity. Fleeming Jenkin.
Telpher line, or Telpher road, an electric line or road over which
vehicles for carrying loads are moved by electric engines actuated by a
current conveyed by the line.
Tel"pher*age (?), n. The conveyance of vehicles or loads by means of
electricity. Fleeming Jenkin.
Tel"son (?), n.; pl. Telsons (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a boundary, limit.]
(Zoöl.) The terminal joint or movable piece at the end of the abdomen
of Crustacea and other articulates. See Thoracostraca.
Tel`u*gu" (?), n. 1. A Darvidian language spoken in the northern parts
of the Madras presidency. In extent of use it is the next language
after Hindustani (in its various forms) and Bengali. [Spelt also
Teloogoo.]