[mass noun]the chemical element of atomic number 52, a brittle, shiny, silvery-white semimetal resembling selenium and occurring mainly in small amounts in metallic sulphide ores(Symbol: Te) (化学元素)碲((符号: Te))
派生 telluride [ˈtɛljʊrʌɪd] noun 语源
early 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Latin tellus, tellur- 'earth', probably named in contrast to uranium