METALLOID


Meaning of METALLOID in English

I. ˈmed. ə lˌȯid, -et ə l- noun

( -s )

Etymology: metall- + -oid

1. archaic : an alkali metal (as sodium) or an alkaline-earth metal (as calcium)

2.

a. : nonmetal

b. : a nonmetal (as carbon or nitrogen) that can combine with a metal to form an alloy

low metalloid steel (almost pure iron) — Steelways

c. : an element (as boron, silicon, arsenic, or tellurium) intermediate in properties between the typical metals and nonmetals — compare semiconductor

II. adjective

also met·al·loi·dal | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|ȯid ə l

Etymology: metalloid from metalloid, n.; metalloidal from metalloid + -al

1. : resembling a metal

2. : of, relating to, or being a metalloid

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