Tellurous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tellurous \Tel"lu*rous\, 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.


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