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Tellurium vs Teineite - What's the difference?

tellurium | teineite |

As nouns the difference between tellurium and teineite

is that tellurium is tellurion while teineite is (mineralogy) an orthorhombic-disphenoidal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and tellurium.

tellurium

English

Etymology 1

(etyl) + -ium

Noun

(wikipedia tellurium) (-)
  • (uncountable) The chemical element with atomic number 52. Symbol: Te.
    • Synonyms
    * sylvanium (obsolete)
    Derived terms
    * bismuthic tellurium * bismuth-tellurium * black tellurium * foliated tellurium * graphic tellurium * tellur-, telluri- * tellurane * tellurate * telluret * tellureted, telluretted * telluric * telluride * tellurious * tellurise, tellurize * tellurite * tellurium bromide * tellurium chloride * tellurium dioxide * tellurium glance * tellurium hydride * tellurium nitrate * tellurium oxalate * tellurium salt * tellurium sulfate, tellurium sulphate * tellurium sulfide, tellurium sulphide * tellurium tetrachloride * tellurium trioxide * tellurous * tellururet * tetratellurium * white tellurium * yellow tellurium
    Related terms
    * tellane * tellural * tellurian * telluric (of the earth) * tellurion * tellurism * tellurometer * Tellus

    See also

    * calaverite * nagyagite * sylvanite

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) .

    Noun

  • A variant spelling of tellurion .
    • ----

    teineite

    English

    Noun

  • (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and tellurium.

    • References

    * Teineite in the Mineralogy Database: [http://webmineral.com/data/Teineite.shtml]