germanium

Noun

Meaning

A rare element, recently discovered (1885), in a silver ore (argyrodite) at Freiberg. It is a brittle, silver-white metal, chemically intermediate between the metals and nonmetals, resembles tin, and is in general identical with the predicted ekasilicon. Symbol Ge. Atomic weight 72.3.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

ge atomic number 32 silicon lead metal selenium bismuth element gold iron hydrogen silver calcium helium aluminum
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Hypernyms

element semiconductor chemical element semiconducting material

Related terms

germane germanomethane monogermane

Phrases with the word

germanium dioxide germanium hydride germanium tetrabromide germanium tetraiodide germanium bromide

Examples

After neutralization, only the zinc stays in solution while germanium and other metals precipitate. Source: Internet

After much experimentation, they found that there was simply no way the germanium -based transistors could be run much faster than those used in the 1604. Source: Internet

Another source of germanium is fly ash of power plants fueled from coal deposits that contain germanium. Source: Internet

Brattain reported: "Using this double point contact, contact was made to a germanium surface that had been anodized to 90 volts, electrolyte washed off in H2O and then had some gold spots evaporated on it. Source: Internet

A whisker-like wire is placed lightly in contact with a solid crystal (such as a germanium crystal) in order to detect a radio signal by the contact junction effect. Source: Internet

Because it seldom appears in high concentration, germanium was discovered comparatively late in the history of chemistry. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Germanistics germanite Germanity germanium antimony telluride germanium bromide germanium dioxide