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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An element from the carbon group (or group 14) of the periodic table, which includes silicon, germanium, tin, and lead.
2. 2
   any chemical element that belongs to the carbon group. wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

carbon group elementcrystallogengroup 14 elementtetragen

Etymology

From tetr- + -el, short for element.

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