germanium vs atomic number 32

germanium and atomic number 32 both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
germanium	Yes	No	No	No
atomic number 32	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, germanium and atomic number 32 are synonyms defined as:

germanium and atomic number 32: a brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite

Other synonyms of germanium include Ge.

germanium (noun)	atomic number 32 (noun)
a brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite	a brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite