| tellurhydric | <chemistry> Of, pertaining to, or designating, hydrogen telluride, which is regarded as an acid, especially when in solution. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| telluric | 1. Of or pertaining to the earth; proceeding from the earth. "Amid these hot, telluric flames." (Carlyle) 2. <chemistry> 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. <chemical> Telluric bismuth, hessite. Origin: L. Tellus, -uris, the earth: cf. F. Tellurique. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| telluride | <chemistry> A compound of tellurium with a more positive element or radical; formerly called telluret. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tellurism | 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tellurite | 1. <chemistry> A salt of tellurous acid. 2. <chemical> Oxide of tellurium. It occurs sparingly in tufts of white or yellowish crystals. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tellurite reductase | <enzyme> Uses NADH or NADPH; also reduces sodium selenite or sodium sulfite Registry number: EC 1.16.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| tellurium | <chemistry> 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. <chemical> Nagyagite. Synonym: black tellurium. Origin: NL, from L. Tellus, -uris, the earth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tellurize | <chemistry> To impregnate with, or to subject to the action of, tellurium; chiefly used adjectively in the past participle; as, tellurized ores. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tellurous | <chemistry> 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| telo- | See: tel-. (05 Mar 2000) |
| telocentric chromosome | <genetics> Chromosome with the centromere located at one end. (18 Nov 1997) |
| telodendron | An anomalous term that refers to the terminal arborization of an axon. Synonym: end-brush. Origin: G. Telos, end, + dendron, tree (05 Mar 2000) |
| telogen | Resting phase of hair cycle. Origin: G. Telos, end, + -gen, producing (05 Mar 2000) |
| telogen effluvium | Increased transient shedding of normal club hairs by premature development of telogen in anagen follicles, resulting from various kinds of stress, e.g., childbirth, shock, drug intake or cessation of an oral contraceptive, fever, and dieting with marked weight loss. (05 Mar 2000) |
| teloglia | Accumulation of neurolemmal cells at the myoneural junction. Origin: G. Telos, end, + glia, glue (05 Mar 2000) |