telluric
[adjective]
Synonyms: earthly, earthy, mundane, sublunary, tellurian, terrene, terrestrial, uncelestial, worldly

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telluric adjective¹. [tɛ'l(j)ʊǝrɪk] E19.
[from TELLURIUM + -IC.]
Chemistry & Mineralogy. Derived from or containing tellurium, esp. in the hexavalent state.
telluric acid any of several acids of tellurium other than tellurous acid, such as H₆TeO₆ and H₂TeO₄. telluric ochre = TELLURITE 1.

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telluric adjective². [tɛ'l(j)ʊǝrɪk] M19.
[from Latin tellur-, tellus earth + -IC.]
Of or belonging to the earth, terrestrial; spec. (a) designating or pertaining to natural electric currents in the upper layers of the earth; (b) pertaining to or involved in the effect of atmospheric absorption on astronomical spectra. Also, of or pertaining to earth or the soil.

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