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Germanium  n.  (Chem.) A rare element, discovered in 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 number 32. Atomic weight 72.59. It has excellent semiconductor properties, and is used in transistors and diodes.





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... cadmium, petroleum, industrial and gem diamonds, gold, silver, zinc, manganese, tin, germanium, uranium, radium, bauxite, iron ore, ...
— The 1997 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.


Words linked to "Germanium" :   element, Ge, argyrodite, semiconductor, germanite, atomic number 32


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