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metalloid
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Definitions ofmetalloid
1noun
- An element, such as silicon or germanium, intermediate in properties between that of a metal and a nonmetal; especially one that exhibits the external characteristics of a metal, but behaves chemically more as a nonmetal.
- The metallic base of a fixed alkali, or alkaline earth; applied to sodium, potassium, and some other metallic substances whose metallic character was supposed to be not well defined.
1adjective
- Of or relating to the metalloids.
- Characteristic of the metal music genre.
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