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germanium
Germanium (noun) means a non-metallic chemical element (symbol Ge, atomic number 32): a shiny, hard yet brittle, grey-white metalloid belonging to the carbon group.
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A non-metallic chemical element (symbol Ge, atomic number 32): a shiny, hard yet brittle, grey-white metalloid belonging to the carbon group.
"This equipment, which includes transformers, germanium rectifiers and smoothing apparatus, has been designed to allow the existing electric multiple-unit traction motors to operate on rectified alternating current."
— , Talking of Trains: New B.R. locomotive orders (1959)
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A single atom of germanium.
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What is the meaning of germanium?
"germanium" (noun) means a non-metallic chemical element (symbol Ge, atomic number 32): a shiny, hard yet brittle, grey-white metalloid belonging to the carbon group.
What is another word for germanium?
Other words for "germanium" include Ge.
What are the different meanings of germanium?
"germanium" has 2 main meanings: 1. A non-metallic chemical element (symbol Ge, atomic number 32): a shiny, hard yet brittle, grey-white metalloid belonging to the carbon group; 2. A single atom of germanium.
