Dictionary![]() ![]() ger•ma•ni•umPronunciation: ( jur-mā'nē-um), [key] —n. Chem. a scarce, metallic, grayish-white element, normally tetravalent, used chiefly in transistors. Symbol: Ge; at. wt.: 72.59; at. no.: 32; sp. gr.: 5.36 at 20°C. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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