Definitions For Tellurite

Etymology 1

Named in 1849 because of its chemical composition.Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997

Noun

TELLURITE (uncountable) (mineral) A yellowish mineral, tellurium dioxide (tellurium, teoxygen, o2).

Etymology 2

Noun

TELLURITE (plural TELLURITEs) (inorganic chemistry) The oxyanion TeO32- derived from tellurous acid; any salt containing this anion.

Is Tellurite a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
9
Words with Friends
12

The word Tellurite is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends

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