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Metalloid
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Meaning
Noun
●
In Chemistry & Types of chemical element:
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
.
●
In Chemistry:
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.
Adj
●
Of or
relating
to the metalloids.
●
Characteristic of the
metal
music
genre.
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