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nouna brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite
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- semiconductor a substance as germanium or silicon whose electrical conductivity is intermediate between that of a metal and an insulator; its conductivity increases with temperature and in the presence of impurities
- germanite a rare reddish-grey mineral consisting of a copper iron germanium sulfide
- semiconducting material a substance as germanium or silicon whose electrical conductivity is intermediate between that of a metal and an insulator; its conductivity increases with temperature and in the presence of impurities
- argyrodite a rare steel-grey mineral consisting of silver and germanium and sulfur