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germanium
ger·ma·ni·um [ jər máynee əm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
chemical element: a brittle gray crystalline element that is a metalloid. Source: coal, zinc ore. Use: semiconductors, alloys.
Symbol  Ge
[Late 19th century. < Latin Germanus (see German)]
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