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germanium
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germanium /ger·ma·ni·um/ (Ge) (jer-ma´ne-um) a chemical element, at. no. 32.
ger·ma·ni·um (jr-mn-m)
n. Symbol Ge
A brittle crystalline gray-white metalloid element, used in certain optical glasses and dental alloys and as an intestinal astringent in veterinary medicine. Atomic number 32.

germanium (Ge)
[jərmā′nē·əm]
Etymology: Germany
a metallic element with some nonmetallic semiconductor properties. Its atomic number is 32; its atomic mass is 72.61.

germanium (Ge) (jrmā´nēm),
n a metallic element with some nonmetallic properties. Its atomic number is 32 and its atomic weight is 72.59.

germanium
a chemical element, atomic number 32, atomic weight 72.59, symbol Ge. See Table 6.


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