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Tellurian
- adjective - an inhabitant of the earth
- of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air
Telluride
- noun - any binary compound of tellurium with other more electropositive elements
Tellurism
- - An hypothesis of animal magnetism propounded by Dr. Keiser, in Germany, in which the phenomena are ascribed to the agency of a telluric spirit or influence.
Tellurite
- - A salt of tellurous acid.
Tellurium
- noun - 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
Tellurize
- - To impregnate with, or to subject to the action of, tellurium; -- chiefly used adjectively in the past participle; as, tellurized ores.
Tellurous
- - Of or pertaining to tellurium; derived from, or containing, tellurium; specifically, designating those compounds in which the element has a lower valence as contrasted with telluric compounds; as, tellurous acid, which is analogous to sulphurous acid.
Temperate
- adjective - (of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate; "a temperate region"; "the temperate zones"; "temperate plants"
- moderate
- not extreme in behavior; "temperate in his habits"; "a temperate response to an insult"; "temperate in his eating and drinking"
- not extreme; "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to criticism"
Tempering
- verb -
- adjust the pitch (of pianos)
- bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass"
- hardening something by heat treatment
- make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"
- moderating by making more temperate
- restrain
Temporals
- noun - the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the time of the state or action denoted by the verb