| Pronunciation: | jur'meyneeum | ||
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| Definition: | [n] 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 | ||
| See Also: | argyrodite, chemical element, element, germanite, semiconducting material, semiconductor | ||
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary | |||
| 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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