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
Similar spelling:   geranium
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