tellurium
noun
tel·lu·ri·um
tə-ˈlu̇r-ē-əm 
te-
: a semimetallic element that occurs in a silvery-white brittle crystalline form of metallic luster, in a dark amorphous form, or combined with metals and that is used especially in alloys and catalysts see Chemical Elements Table
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In addition, Utah has significant amounts of tellurium that can be taken from tailings from copper mining and used in defense technologies.
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Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
The Fudan team's work on tellurium retinal implants is published in Science.
—ArsTechnica, 12 June 2025
This family, which also includes tungsten diselenide, consists of materials that combine one of 15 transition metals with one of three members of the chalcogen family: sulfur, selenium, or tellurium.
—Rachel Courtland, IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2013
The Fudan team fabricated prototype retinal implants using a mesh of tellurium nanowires.
—ArsTechnica, 12 June 2025
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Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
The Fudan team's work on tellurium retinal implants is published in Science.
—ArsTechnica, 12 June 2025
This family, which also includes tungsten diselenide, consists of materials that combine one of 15 transition metals with one of three members of the chalcogen family: sulfur, selenium, or tellurium.
—Rachel Courtland, IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2013
The Fudan team fabricated prototype retinal implants using a mesh of tellurium nanowires.
—ArsTechnica, 12 June 2025
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tellurium
noun
tel·lu·ri·um
tə-ˈlu̇r-ē-əm
te-
: an element that occurs in a silvery white brittle form having a metallic shine or in combination with metals and is used especially in alloys and catalysts see element
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tellurium
noun
tel·lu·ri·um
tə-ˈlu̇r-ē-əm, te-
: a semimetallic element related to selenium and sulfur that occurs in a silvery white brittle crystalline form of metallic luster, in a dark amorphous form, or combined with metals and that is used especially in alloys
—symbol Te
see Chemical Elements Table
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