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Webster 1913 Edition
Tellurous
Tel′lu-rous
,Adj.
(Chem.)
Of or pertaining to tellurium; derived from, or containing, tellurium; specifically, designating those compounds in which the element has a lower valence as contrasted with
telluric
compounds; as,
. tellurous acid
, which is analogous to sulphurous acid