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Germanium
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What's The Definition Of Germanium?
[n] a brittle gray crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite
Synonyms | Synonyms for Germanium: atomic number 32 | Ge Related Terms | Find terms related to Germanium: See Also | argyrodite | chemical element | element | germanite | semiconducting material | semiconductor Germanium In Webster's Dictionary \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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