tellus

‖n. [ NL., the specific name, fr. Gr. &unr_; to command. ] (Zoöl.) An East Indian long-tailed bearded monkey (Semnopithecus entellus) regarded as sacred by the natives. It is remarkable for the caplike arrangement of the hair on the head. Called also hoonoomaun and hungoor. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Haustella [ NL. ] (Zool.) The sucking proboscis of various insects. See Lepidoptera, and Diptera. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A salt formed by the union of hydrotelluric acid and the base. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Hydro-, 2 + telluric. ] (Chem.) Formed by hydrogen and tellurium; as, hydrotelluric acid, or hydrogen telluride. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Patellulæ [ NL., dim. of L. patella. See Patella. ] (Zool.) A cuplike sucker on the feet of certain insects. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Post-, and Scutellum. ] (Zool.) The hindermost dorsal piece of a thoracic somite of an insect; the plate behind the scutellum. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Rostella [ L. See Rostel. ] A small beaklike process or extension of some part; a small rostrum; as, the rostellum of the stigma of violets, or of the operculum of many mosses; the rostellum on the head of a tapeworm. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Scutella [ NL., neut. dim. of L. scutum a shield. ] 1. (Bot.) A rounded apothecium having an elevated rim formed of the proper thallus, the fructification of certain lichens. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) (a) The third of the four pieces forming the upper part of a thoracic segment of an insect. It follows the scutum, and is followed by the small postscutellum; a scutella. See Thorax. (b) One of the transverse scales on the tarsi and toes of birds; a scutella. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. stellula, dim. of stella a star. ] 1. Having the shape or appearance of little stars; radiated. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Marked with starlike spots of color. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Minutely stellate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. tellus, -uris, the earth. ] Of or pertaining to the earth. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. tellurate. See Tellurium. ] (Chem.) A salt of telluric acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A telluride. [ Obsoles. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) Combined or impregnated with tellurium; tellurized. [ Written also telluretted. ] [ Obsoles. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Tellureted hydrogen (Chem.), hydrogen telluride, H2Te, a gaseous substance analogous to hydrogen sulphide; -- called also tellurhydric acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, hydrogen telluride, which is regarded as an acid, especially when in solution. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. tellus, -uris, the earth. ] Of or pertaining to the earth. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A dweller on the earth. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An instrument for showing the operation of the causes which produce the succession of day and night, and the changes of the seasons. [ Written also tellurion. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. tellus, -uris, the earth: cf. F. tellurique. ] 1. Of or pertaining to the earth; proceeding from the earth. [ 1913 Webster ]

Amid these hot, telluric flames. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Telluric bismuth (Min.), tetradymite. --
Telluric silver (Min.), hessite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A compound of tellurium with a more positive element or radical; -- formerly called telluret. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 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. [ R. ] S. Thompson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Chem.) A salt of tellurous acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Min.) Oxide of tellurium. It occurs sparingly in tufts of white or yellowish crystals. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., from L. tellus, -uris, the earth. ] (Chem.) A rare nonmetallic element, analogous to sulphur and selenium, occasionally found native as a substance of a silver-white metallic luster, but usually combined with metals, as with gold and silver in the mineral sylvanite, with mercury in Coloradoite, etc. Symbol Te. Atomic weight 125.2. [ 1913 Webster ]

Graphic tellurium. (Min.) See Sylvanite. --
Tellurium glance (Min.), nagyagite; -- called also black tellurium. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. (Chem.) To impregnate with, or to subject to the action of, tellurium; -- chiefly used adjectively in the past participle; as, tellurized ores. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]