| germanium | <chemistry, element> 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. Atomic weight: 72.3 Abbreviation: Ge Origin: NL, fr. L. Germania Germany. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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