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Word: Germanium
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: modern Latin, from Latin Germanus (see German)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dʒəːˈmeɪnɪəm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the chemical element of atomic number 32, a shiny grey metalloid. Germanium was important in the making of transistors and other semiconductor devices, but has been largely replaced by silicon.
Short Definition:chemical element of atomic number 32
Variant Forms:
- Ge
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