Word
Germanium
How many syllables?
4 Syllables
How it's divided?
ger-ma-ni-um
Definition
- n. - 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.
- noun - A brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite
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