01 n. The name of a hypothetical element predicted by Mendeleev and afterwards discovered and named germanium; -- so called because it was a miss…
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The name of a hypothetical element predicted by Mendeleev and afterwards discovered and named germanium; -- so called because it was a missing analogue of the silicon group. See Germanium, and cf. Ekabor. Also see periodic table.(Chem.) Also: germanium See: Germanium, Ekabor