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gerumaniumu
noun

English Meaning(s) for ゲルマニウム

noun
  1. germanium (Ge)

Definition and Synonyms for ゲルマニウム

Atomic Number 32 a brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors
Synonyms: ゲルマニウム
Atomic Number 32 occurs in germanite and argyrodite
Synonyms: ゲルマニウム

Categories ゲルマニウム is a member of

Chemical Element any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
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Semiconducting Material a substance as germanium or silicon whose electrical conductivity is intermediate between that of a metal and an insulator
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