See Also: telluric(medicine)
telluric(1)(dictionary)
telluric(2)(dictionary)

apologist (iou) and telluric(1) (iou)


apologist (iou)



apologist noun. M17.
[French apologiste, from Greek apologizesthai: see APOLOGIZE, -IST.]
A person who defends another, a belief, etc., by argument; a literary champion.

telluric(1) (iou)



telluric adjective1. E19.
[from TELLURIUM + -IC.]
Chemistry & Mineralogy. Derived from or containing tellurium, esp. in the hexavalent state.
telluric acid any of several acids of tellurium Other than tellurous acid, such as H6TeO6 and H2TeO4. telluric ochre = TELLURITE 1.