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germanium antimony telluride

germanium antimony telluride noun: a chalcogenide glass, of approximate composition Ge₂Sb₂Te₅, used in rewritable DVDs; it changes phase from crystalline to amorphous when heated by a laser.

Noun

germanium antimony telluride (uncountable, abbreviation GST)

  1. A chalcogenide glass, of approximate composition Ge₂Sb₂Te₅, used in rewritable DVDs; it changes phase from crystalline to amorphous when heated by a laser

Forms of germanium antimony telluride

abbreviationGST

Questions about germanium antimony telluride

What does germanium antimony telluride mean?
Germanium antimony telluride means a chalcogenide glass, of approximate composition Ge₂Sb₂Te₅, used in rewritable DVDs; it changes phase from crystalline to amorphous when heated by a laser.
What part of speech is germanium antimony telluride?
Germanium antimony telluride is a noun.

Words near germanium antimony telluride in the dictionary

  1. Germanistics
  2. Germanists
  3. germanite
  4. Germanity
  5. germanium
  6. germanium antimony telluride
  7. germanium dioxide
  8. germanium diselenide
  9. germanium tetrachloride
  10. germanium tetrahydride
  11. germaniums

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