Ge
1. a brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite • Syn: germanium, atomic number 32 • Hypernyms: chemical element, element, semiconductor, semiconducting material • Substance Holonyms: germanite, argyrodite 2. (Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology • Syn: Gaea, Gaia • Topics: Greek mythology • Instance Hypernyms: Greek deity
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