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germanium

  • noun
  • jûrmā'nēəm

A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Ge) with an atomic number of 32: a lustrous, hard-brittle, grayish-white metalloid in the carbon group.

Other meanings

  1. An atom of this element.

A kind of

  • semiconductor

Related words

  • digermanium
  • germanate
  • germane
  • germanene
  • germanian
  • germanic
  • germanide
  • germaniferous
  • germanite
  • germanium antimony telluride
  • germanium dioxide
  • germanium diselenide

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