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

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Meanings

noungermanium antimony telluride (uncountable, abbreviation GST)

abbreviation GST

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