English Explanatory Dictionary

metalloid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An element, such as silicon or germanium, intermediate in properties between that of a metal and a nonmetal; especially an elemental semiconductor.
  2. 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.
  3. A nonmetal.
adj
  1. Of or relating to the metalloids.
  2. Characteristic of the metal music genre.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɛtəlɔɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-metalloid.wav

Word forms

metalloid metalloids more metalloid most metalloid

Etymology

From metal + -oid.

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