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Germanium vs Metalloid - What's the difference?

germanium | metalloid |

As nouns the difference between germanium and metalloid

is that germanium is a nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Ge) with an atomic number of 32 while metalloid is an element, such as silicon or germanium, intermediate in properties between that of a metal and a nonmetal; especially one that exhibits the external characteristics of a metal, but behaves chemically more as a nonmetal.

germanium

English

Noun

(-) (wikipedia germanium)
  • A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Ge) with an atomic number of 32.

    • Derived terms

    * germanic * germanide * germanium dioxide * germanium hydride * germanium tetrahydride * germanium tetrachloride * silicon-germanium

    Related terms

    * germane * germanomethane * monogermane

    See also

    * argyrodite * ekasilicon ----

    metalloid

    English

    (wikipedia metalloid)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) An element, such as silicon or germanium, intermediate in properties between that of a metal and a nonmetal; especially one that exhibits the external characteristics of a metal, but behaves chemically more as a nonmetal.
  • (chemistry, obsolete) The metallic base of a fixed alkali, or alkaline earth; applied to sodium, potassium, and some other metallic substances whose metallic character was supposed to be not well defined.
    • (Sir Humphry Davy)