Metalloid

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A nonmetallic element, such as arsenic, that has some of the chemical properties of a metal.
  • n. A nonmetallic element, such as carbon, that can form an alloy with metals.
  • adj. Relating to or having the properties of a metalloid.
  • adj. Having the appearance of a metal.
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  • n. 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.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Formerly, the metallic base of a fixed alkali, or alkaline earth; -- applied by Sir Humphrey Davy to sodium, potassium, and some other metallic substances whose metallic character was supposed to be not well defined.
  • n. Now, one of several elementary substances which in the free state are unlike metals, and whose compounds possess or produce acid, rather than basic, properties; a nonmetal; , are metalloids.
  • adj. Having the appearance of a metal.
  • adj. Having the properties of a nonmetal; nonmetallic; acid; negative.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Relating to metalloids; like metal; having the form or appearance of a metal.
  • n. In chem., a term which has been variously applied: as
  • n. to the metallic bases of the fixed alkalis and alkaline earths, probably in consequence of their low specific gravity; and
  • n. to all the non-metallic elementary substances.
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  • adj. of or being a nonmetallic element that has some of the properties of metal
    • Equivalent
    nonmetallic    nonmetal   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    nonmetal    nonmetallic    acid    negative   
     
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