Noun: tellurium te'l(y)ûr-ee-um
- A brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulphur; it is used in alloys and as a semiconductor; occurs mainly as tellurides in ores of copper and nickel and silver and gold
"Tellurium is used in solar panels to improve efficiency";
- Te, atomic number 52
Derived forms: telluriums
Type of: chemical element, element
Part of: graphic tellurium, sylvanite, telluride
Encyclopedia: Tellurium