noun
- Plural of germanium; a brittle, grayish-white metallic element used in semiconductors and electronics.
Usage: technical; chemistry
Examples
- Germaniums are essential components in early transistor technology.
- The laboratory ordered several samples of germaniums for the semiconductor research project.
- Unlike silicon, germaniums have a narrower band gap, making them useful in specific applications.
- Modern electronics rely less on germaniums than they did in the mid-20th century.
- The chemist analyzed the purity of the germaniums under the microscope.