tellurate etymology

English word tellurate comes from English -ule ((rare, scientific) Diminutive suffix.), English telluric

Detailed word origin of tellurate

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-ule English (eng) (rare, scientific) Diminutive suffix.
telluric English (eng) (chemistry) Containing tellurium in a lower valency than in tellurous compounds.. Pertaining to the Earth, earthly.
tellurate English (eng) (inorganic chemistry) Any oxyanion of tellurium; any salt of telluric acid.

Words with the same origin as tellurate

Descendants of -ule
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