Definitions from Wiktionary (metalloid)

▸ noun:  (chemistry) An element, such as silicon or germanium, intermediate in properties between that of a metal and a nonmetal; especially an elemental semiconductor.
▸ noun:  (chemistry, obsolete) 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.
▸ noun:  (chemistry, obsolete) A nonmetal.
▸ adjective:  (not comparable) Of or relating to the metalloids.
▸ adjective:  (informal) Characteristic of the metal music genre.




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