germanium | ||
1. | [ noun ] (chemistry,physics,electronics) a brittle gray crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite | |
Synonyms: | atomic_number_32 Ge | |
Related terms: | chemical_element semiconductor germanite argyrodite | |
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geranium German Germanism Germann Germanic germanite Germany Germano germane Germain german_nazi german_mark German_iris germander German_ivy German_bee gerrymander germaneness |