Meaning of GERMANIUM
| Pronunciation: | | jur'meyneeum
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[n] a brittle gray crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite |
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GERMANIUM is a 9 letter word that starts with G. |
| | Synonyms: | | atomic number 32, Ge |
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| | See Also: | | argyrodite, chemical element, element, germanite, semiconducting material, semiconductor | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ger*ma"ni*um\, n. [NL., fr. L. Germania Germany.]
(Chem.)
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.
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