Associations to the word «Germanium»

Wiktionary

GERMANIUM, noun. A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Ge) with an atomic number of 32.
GERMANIUM, noun. (countable) An atom of this element.
GERMANIUM ANTIMONY TELLURIDE, noun. (chemistry) A chalcogenide glass, of approximate composition Ge2Sb2Te5, used in rewritable DVDs; it changes phase from crystalline to amorphous when heated by a laser
GERMANIUM TETRACHLORIDE, noun. (inorganic compound) The binary compound GeCl4 that is the germanium analog of carbon tetrachloride
GERMANIUM TETRAHYDRIDE, noun. (inorganic compound) germane (GeH4)

Dictionary definition

GERMANIUM, noun. A brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite.

Wise words

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