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Germanite vs Germanate - What's the difference?

germanite | germanate |

As nouns the difference between germanite and germanate

is that germanite is (mineral) an isometric-hextetrahedral pinkish gray mineral containing copper, germanium, iron, and sulfur while germanate is .

germanite

English

Noun

  • (mineral) An isometric-hextetrahedral pinkish gray mineral containing copper, germanium, iron, and sulfur.

    • References

    * Germanite in the Mineralogy Database: [http://webmineral.com/data/Germanite.shtml]

    germanate

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (inorganic chemistry) The oxyanion GeO44- derived from germanium; any salt containing this ion

    • Derived terms

    * bismuth germanate * magnesium germanate * sodium germanate

    See also

    * germinate (common misspelling)