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gold telluride

gold telluride

8.9
A mineral made of gold combined with tellurium found in gold deposits
  • noun
  • /ɡoʊld tɛlʊˌraɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : telururo de oro
  • Calaverite is a naturally occurring form of gold telluride found in some gold deposits.

Examples

  • The extraction of gold from gold telluride ores requires special techniques due to its chemical bonding.

  • Scientists analyzed the properties of synthetic gold telluride in the laboratory.

  • The geologist discovered a sample of gold telluride.

  • Many miners seek gold telluride for its valuable properties.

  • Calaverite is a naturally occurring form of gold telluride found in some gold deposits.

  • The extraction of gold from gold telluride ores requires special techniques due to its chemical bonding.

  • Scientists analyzed the properties of synthetic gold telluride in the laboratory.

Synonyms

calaverite
vsgold telluride
  • Specialized
9.9

A rare mineral that contains gold and looks shiny like metal

is the defined chemical compound given by formula AuTe₂ rather than the mineral name

Surface Forms

gold telluride singular
gold tellurides plural

Morphology

gold + telluride

The noun phrase 'gold telluride' is a straightforward compositional chemical name: it denotes the telluride (a compound with tellurium) of gold, so the overall meaning follows directly from 'gold' + 'telluride'. This kind of noun–noun naming is regular in chemistry and cross-linguistically similar, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the meaning.

Etymology

Gold telluride is a name that simply combines gold and telluride to show a 'compound' where gold is joined with the element tellurium. That's why the word means the natural 'mineral' calaverite, in which gold and tellurium occur together as AuTe2.