Term: germanium: a brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: cryptomeria: Japanese cedar; sugi
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: bladder worm: encysted saclike larva of the tapeworm
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: gastric ulcer: a peptic ulcer of the stomach
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: brassie: (formerly) a golfing wood with a face more elevated that a driver but less than a spoon
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: cosmetic surgeon: a surgeon who beautifies the body (especially the face)
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: demagoguery: impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: inflectional morphology: the part of grammar that deals with the inflections of words
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: anconeous muscle: the muscle that extends the forearm and abducts the ulna in pronation of the wrist
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: emotionlessness: apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions