Germanium
Definition of Germanium
Ger`ma´ni`um
n.
1.
(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
.
Related Words
argyrodite
,
atomic
number
32
,
chemical
element
,
element
,
Ge
,
germanite
,
semiconducting
material
,
semiconductor
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