GE

Gaea, Gaia, Ge

(noun) (Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology

germanium, Ge, atomic number

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1



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Word of the Day

10 February 2025

PROSCENIUM

(noun) the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain)


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Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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