GERMANIUM


Meaning of GERMANIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)jər-ˈmā-nē-əm ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin Germania Germany

Date: 1886

: a grayish-white hard brittle metalloid element that resembles silicon and is used especially in optical and semiconductor materials and as a catalyst — see element table

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