telluride

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1. any binary compound of tellurium with other more electropositive elements (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	chemical compound, compound,
definition	:	(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight (noun.substance)

substance holonym	:	atomic number 52, te, tellurium,
definition	:	a brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur; it is used in alloys and as a semiconductor; occurs mainly as tellurides in ores of copper and nickel and silver and gold (noun.substance)