telluric acid
nounDefinition of telluric acid
: an acid containing hexavalent tellurium: such as
a
: a very weak acid H6TeO6 that is a good oxidizing agent and is obtainable in two crystalline forms and as a tetrahydrate by oxidizing tellurium or tellurium dioxide
— called also orthotelluric acid
b
: a polymerized acid (H2TeO4)n obtainable in a syrupy mixture by heating orthotelluric acid; poly-meta-telluric acid
— called also allo-telluric acid