A striped racer, also known as the California whipsnake, is a species of non-venomous snake native to the coast and foothills of California. It is a long, slender, and fast-moving snake, identified by its distinctive stripes running down the length of its body. They primarily feed on lizards and small rodents. The scientific name for this species is Masticophis lateralis.
Germanium
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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, resemblestin, and is in general identical with the predicted ekasilicon.Symbol Ge. Atomic weight 72.3.
Germanium meaning & definition 1 of Germanium.
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The chemical element of atomic number 32, a shiny grey metalloid. Germanium was important in the making of transistors and other semiconductor devices, but has been largely replaced by silicon.
Germanium meaning & definition 2 of Germanium.
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a chemical element with unusual electrical characteristics that allow it to be used in semiconductors
Germanium meaning & definition 3 of Germanium.
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