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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. of or relating to or containing the chemical element tellurium;

2. of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air;
[syn: tellurian, telluric, terrestrial, terrene]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Telluric \Tel*lu"ric\, a. [L. tellus, -uris, the earth: cf. F. tellurique.] 1. Of or pertaining to the earth; proceeding from the earth. [1913 Webster] Amid these hot, telluric flames. --Carlyle. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chem.) 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. [1913 Webster] Telluric bismuth (Min.), tetradymite. Telluric silver (Min.), hessite. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

telluric adj 1: of or relating to or containing the chemical element tellurium 2: of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air [syn: tellurian, telluric, terrestrial, terrene]