Etymology

germanide

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Today it means: any binary compound of germanium and a more electropositive element Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← English germanium
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  1. Englishgermanium
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  3. English todaygermanide

From germanium + -ide.

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