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noun
The oxyanion GeO44− derived from germanium; any salt containing this ion
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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History
Etymology tree Latin Germānus Latin Germānī Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin Germānia ▲ Latin -ius New Latin -ium German Germaniumbor. English germanium English -ate English germanate From germanium + -ate.
