tellurium

IPA: tɛɫˈʊriʌm

(uncountable) The chemical element with atomic number 52. Symbol: Te. A rare, brittle, mildly toxic, silver-white metalloid.
(countable) A single atom of this element.
A variant spelling of tellurion.

Examples of "tellurium" in Sentences

UPDATE 2:02 am 1/12/07: The powder was "tellurium:"
The name tellurium came from the Latin word tellus meaning earth.
Commodity costs, I think you are referring to tellurium, which is the issue for our type of industry.
Hazmat tested the white powdery substance and it appeared it's called tellurium, which is a silvery, white in color and it has a metallic type luster.
The town of Telluride in Colorado was named after the element tellurium, which is often found with gold, and brought about the famous fool's gold rush in Australia.
Today, commercial solar cells have been capable of achieving a power-conversion efficiency of about 9 percent to 11 percent, though they are based on rare, expensive-to-procure elements such as tellurium and indium.
Bottom line, five people who have been exposed to this substance called tellurium as you explained to us Teri, have gone through the decontamination process or are continuing to go through the decontamination process.