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silicon germanium

silicon germanium noun: an alloy of silicon and germanium used as a semiconductor.

Noun

silicon germanium (uncountable)

  1. An alloy of silicon and germanium used as a semiconductor.

Forms of silicon germanium

alternative formSiGe

Questions about silicon germanium

What does silicon germanium mean?
Silicon germanium means an alloy of silicon and germanium used as a semiconductor.
What part of speech is silicon germanium?
Silicon germanium is a noun.

Words near silicon germanium in the dictionary

  1. silicon esters
  2. Silicon Fen
  3. Silicon Forest
  4. silicon germanide
  5. silicon germanides
  6. silicon germanium
  7. Silicon Glen
  8. Silicon Gorge
  9. Silicon Hills
  10. silicon hydride
  11. silicon hydrides

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