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germanium

/dʒərˈmeɪniəm/ noun · British & US
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What does germanium mean?

noun

A chemical element with the symbol Ge and atomic number 32. It is a lustrous, hard, grayish-white metalloid in the carbon group and hexagonal close-packed (hcp) crystal structure.

Example

"The new semiconductor material was made from a combination of silicon and germanium."

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