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germanium.

A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Ge) with an atomic number of 32: a lustrous, hard-brittle, grayish-white metalloid in the carbon group.

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noun/d͡ʒɚˈmeɪni.əm/US
  1. A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Ge) with an atomic number of 32: a lustrous, hard-brittle, grayish-white metalloid in the carbon group.

    countable · uncountable
  2. An atom of this element.

    countable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin Germānus Latin Germānī Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin Germānia ▲ Latin -iusnom. New Latin -ium German Germaniumbor. English germanium Borrowed from German Germanium.

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