germanist
- n a specialist in the study of Germanic language or culture or literature
germanite
- n a rare reddish-grey mineral consisting of a copper iron germanium sulfide
germanium
- n a brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite
germany
- n a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
germicide
- n an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease
germination
- n the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow
- n the origin of some development
the germination of their discontent
geronimo
- n Apache chieftain who raided the white settlers in the Southwest as resistance to being confined to a reservation (1829-1909)
gerontology
- n the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people