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Telluric adj.

Of or pertaining to the earth; proceeding from the earth. "Amid these hot, telluric flames."

(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.

Telluric bismuth (Min.), tetradymite.

Telluric silver (Min.), hessite.

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Etymology of 'Telluric'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... The plant in question has long been a native of Japan, which lies in the same warm temperate zone as the southern states. The same general hygrometric and thermometric conditions prevail throughout the two countries or sections of country. These, added to the necessary telluric conditions, give the required moisture, heat, and soil-constituents for the development of the Japan clover in the South, the same as it was originally developed in its native country. And it is just as much ...

— Life: Its True Genesis • R. W. Wright

Words linked to "Telluric" : tellurium, tellurian, earth, terrestrial, terrene