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Definition of Germanium
1. Noun. A brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite.
Generic synonyms: Chemical Element, Element, Semiconducting Material, Semiconductor
Substance meronyms: Argyrodite, Germanite
Definition of Germanium
1. n. A rare element, recently discovered (1885), in a silver ore (argyrodite) at Freiberg. It is a brittle, silver-white metal, chemically intermediate between the metals and nonmetals, resembles tin, and is in general identical with the predicted ekasilicon. Symbol Ge. Atomic weight 72.3.
Definition of Germanium
1. Noun. a nonmetallic chemical element (''symbol'' Ge) with an atomic number of 32. ¹
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Definition of Germanium
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