METALLOID (SEMIMETAL; SEMI-METAL)

Meaning of METALLOID (SEMIMETAL; SEMI-METAL) in English

Compare with metal and nonmetal .An element with both metallic and nonmetallic properties. Examples are silicon, arsenic, and germanium.

General chemistry English glossary. Английский глоссарий общей химии. 2012

METALLOID — ■ noun another term for semimetal .
Concise Oxford English vocab
SEMI — semi- [occurring in compounds] semi- (= half)
Interlingua English vocab
SEMIMETAL — noun Date: 1661 an element (as arsenic) possessing metallic properties in an inferior degree and not malleable, ~lic adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
METALLOID — I. noun Date: 1813 an element intermediate in properties between the typical metals and nonmetals, a nonmetal that can combine …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
METAL — I Any of a class of substances with, to some degree, the following properties: good heat and electricity conduction, malleability, …
Английский словарь Британика
SEMI — I. ˈsemē, -mi noun ( -es ) Etymology: New Latin, short for semi bejanus semibejan, from Latin semi- + New …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
METALLOID — I. ˈmed. ə lˌȯid, -et ə l- noun ( -s ) Etymology: metall- + -oid 1. archaic : an alkali …
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METAL — I. ˈmed. ə l, -et ə l noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old French …
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SEMIMETAL — | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ at semi- + noun Etymology: semi- + metal : an element (as arsenic, antimony, tellurium) possessing metallic properties in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SEMI- — in pronunciations below, | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ . |semē or |seˌmī or |semi or ( usu not before vowels ) |semə prefix Etymology: …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SEMIMETAL — (n.) An element possessing metallic properties in an inferior degree and not malleable, as arsenic, antimony, bismuth, molybdenum, uranium, etc.
Английский словарь Webster
METALLOID — (a.) Having the properties of a nonmetal; nonmetallic; acid; negative.
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METALLOID — (a.) Having the appearance of a metal.
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METALLOID — (n.) Now, one of several elementary substances which in the free state are unlike metals, and whose compounds possess or …
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METALLOID — (n.) Formerly, the metallic base of a fixed alkali, or alkaline earth; -- applied by Sir H. Davy to sodium, …
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SEMIMETAL — ( n. ) An element possessing metallic properties in an inferior degree and not malleable, as arsenic, antimony, bismuth, molybdenum, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
METALLOID — ( n. ) Now, one of several elementary substances which in the free state are unlike metals, and whose compounds …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
METALLOID — ( n. ) Formerly, the metallic base of a fixed alkali, or alkaline earth; -- applied by Sir H. Davy …
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METALLOID — ( a. ) Having the properties of a nonmetal; nonmetallic; acid; negative.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
METALLOID — ( a. ) Having the appearance of a metal.
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METALLOID — /met"l oyd'/ , n. 1. a nonmetal that in combination with a metal forms an alloy. 2. an element that …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
METAL — — metallike , adj. /met"l/ , n. , v. , metaled, metaling or ( esp. Brit. ) metalled, metalling . …
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METALLOID — adj. of metalloid (element which is both metallic and non-metallic); resembling both a metal and a nonmetal
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
METALLOID — n. element which is both metallic and nonmetallic; nonmetal
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METALLOID — I. ˈme-t ə l-ˌȯid noun Date: 1813 1. : an element intermediate in properties between the typical metals and nonmetals …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
METAL — I. ˈme-t ə l noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin metallum mine, metal, from Greek …
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SEMIMETAL — noun Date: 1661 : an element (as arsenic) possessing metallic properties in an inferior degree and not malleable • semi·me·tal·lic …
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SEMI- — prefix Etymology: Middle English, from Latin; akin to Old High German sāmi- half, Greek hēmi- 1. a. : precisely half …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SEMIMETAL — noun an element possessing metallic properties in an inferior degree and not malleable, as arsenic, antimony, bismuth, molybdenum, uranium, ·etc.
Webster English vocab
METALLOID — adj having the appearance of a metal. 2. metalloid ·adj having the properties of a nonmetal; nonmetallic; acid; negative. 3. …
Webster English vocab
METAL — noun the rails of a railroad. 2. metal ·noun glass in a state of fusion. 3. metal ·noun a mine …
Webster English vocab
SEMIMETAL — ■ noun Chemistry an element (e.g. arsenic or tin) whose properties are intermediate between those of metals and solid non-metals …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SEMIMETAL — [semi.met.al] n (1661): an element (as arsenic) possessing metallic properties in an inferior degree and not malleable -- semi.me.tal.lic adj
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SEMI- — [semi-] prefix [ME, fr. L; akin to OHG sami- half, Gk hemi-] 1 a: precisely half of: (1): forming a …
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SEMI — [semi] n, pl sem.is [short for semidetached] (1912) chiefly Brit: a semidetached house [2]semi n, pl sem.is (1942): semitrailer [3]semi …
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METALLOID — [met.al.loid] n (1832) 1: a nonmetal that can combine with a metal to form an alloy 2: an element intermediate …
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METAL — [met.al] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OF, fr. L metallum mine, metal, fr. Gk metallon] (14c) 1: any of various …
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METALLOID — a chemical element with properties intermediate between those of typical metals and nonmetals. Usually considered under this classification are the …
Britannica English vocabulary
SEMI — semi BrE AmE ˈsem i -aɪ ▷ semi|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
METALLOID — metalloid BrE AmE ˈmet ə lɔɪd - ə l ɔɪd AmE \ ˈmet̬ ə l ɔɪd ▷ metalloid|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SEMIMETAL — / ˈsemimetl; NAmE / noun ( BrE ) = metalloid •• WORD ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from modern Latin semimetallum …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEMI — / ˈsemi; NAmE / noun ( pl. semis ) 1. ( BrE , informal ) a semi-detached house (= one …
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METALLOID — / ˈmetlɔɪd; NAmE / ( BrE also semi·metal ) noun ( chemistry ) a chemical element which has properties both …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
METAL — / ˈmetl; NAmE / noun [ C , U ] a type of solid mineral substance that is usually hard …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEMI- — semi- /semi/ BrE AmE prefix [ Language: Latin ] 1 . exactly half: a semicircle 2 . partly but not …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SEMI — sem ‧ i /ˈsemi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural semis ) [countable] [ Sense 1: Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: semi-detached …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
METAL — met ‧ al S2 W2 /ˈmetl/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SEMI- — prefix 1 half (semicircle). 2 partly; in some degree or particular (semi-official; semi-detached). 3 almost (a semi-smile). 4 occurring or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SEMI — n. (pl. semis) colloq. 1 Brit. a semi-detached house. 2 US a semi-trailer. [abbr.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
METALLOID — adj. & n. --adj. having the form or appearance of a metal. --n. any element intermediate in properties between metals …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
METAL — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 a any of a class of chemical elements such as gold, silver, iron, and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SEMI — n. (pl. semis) colloq. 1 Brit. a semi-detached house. 2 US a semi-trailer. [ abbr. ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
METALLOID — adj. & n. adj. having the form or appearance of a metal. n. any element intermediate in properties between metals …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
METAL — n., adj., & v. n. 1 a any of a class of chemical elements such as gold, silver, iron, and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SEMI — n. (pl. semis) colloq. 1. Brit. a semi-detached house. 2 US a semi-trailer. Etymology: abbr.
Oxford English vocab
METALLOID — adj. & n. --adj. having the form or appearance of a metal. --n. any element intermediate in properties between metals …
Oxford English vocab
METAL — n., adj., & v. --n. 1. a any of a class of chemical elements such as gold, silver, iron, and …
Oxford English vocab
SEMI- — Semi- combines with adjectives and nouns to form other adjectives and nouns that describe someone or something as being partly, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEMI — ( semis) 1. A semi is a semi-detached house. ( BRIT INFORMAL ) N-COUNT 2. In a sporting competition, the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEMI — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Phebus beat Stanford's Ania Blezynski in the semis. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Leicester won …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
METAL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a plastic/glass/metal etc container ▪ A lot of food is sold in plastic containers. base …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SEMI — (COMPETITION) [noun] [C] [plural] semis - informal for semi-final, see at semi- (HALF)You did very well to make it to …
Cambridge English vocab
METAL — [noun] - a chemical element, such as iron or gold, or a mixture of such elements, such as steel, which …
Cambridge English vocab
METAL — n. alkali metal alkaline earth metal heavy metal metal fatigue metal point rare earth metal scrap metal
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