telluric acid

noun

: 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

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