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telluro-

1. a combining form meaning “earth”, used in the formation of compound words: telluric.
2. a combining form representing tellurium in compound words: telluride.
Also, especially before a vowel, tellur-.
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  1. Earth: tellurian.

  2. Tellurium: tellurous.


[From Latin tellūs, tellūr-, earth.]
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