te

Noun (2)

1. a brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur; it is used in alloys and as a semiconductor; occurs mainly as tellurides in ores of copper and nickel and silver and goldSynonyms: telluriumTeatomic number 52
2. the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmizationSynonyms: tisi