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We've checked our database and believe the answer is GERMANIUM which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: GERMANIUM

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199%9Exact Match!
231%7 Element in many semiconductors
331%6 Some semiconductors

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We think the answer is "GERMANIUM" which means:

    noun
  • • A brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The demand for germanium in electronic devices is increasing."
  • • "Many infrared optical elements are made from germanium."

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The Guardian Cryptic12 May 2010 Across 25
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