"metalloid" meaning in English

See metalloid in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈmɛtəlɔɪd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-metalloid.wav Forms: more metalloid [comparative], most metalloid [superlative]
Etymology: From metal + -oid. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|metal|oid}} metal + -oid Head templates: {{en-adj}} metalloid (comparative more metalloid, superlative most metalloid)
  1. (not comparable) Of or relating to the metalloids. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-metalloid-en-adj-Qf1MOfOv
  2. (informal) Characteristic of the metal music genre. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-metalloid-en-adj-m7sdcNaM

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɛtəlɔɪd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-metalloid.wav Forms: metalloids [plural]
Etymology: From metal + -oid. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|metal|oid}} metal + -oid Head templates: {{en-noun}} metalloid (plural metalloids)
  1. (chemistry) An element, such as silicon or germanium, intermediate in properties between that of a metal and a nonmetal; especially an elemental semiconductor. Categories (topical): Chemistry, Types of chemical element Translations (element): металоид (metaloid) [masculine] (Bulgarian), неметал (nemetal) [masculine] (Bulgarian), metal·loide [masculine] (Catalan), metaloido (Esperanto), puolimetalli (Finnish), métalloïde [masculine] (French), Halbmetall [neuter] (German), Metalloid [neuter] (German), félfém (Hungarian), málmleysingi [masculine] (Icelandic), hálfmálmur [masculine] (Icelandic), málmbróðir [masculine] (Icelandic), miotalóideach [masculine] (Irish), metalloide [masculine] (Italian), semimetallo [masculine] (Italian), pusmetāls [masculine] (Latvian), شبهفلز (šebh-e-felez) (Persian), półmetal [masculine] (Polish), metaloid [masculine] (Polish), metaloide (Portuguese), metaloid [masculine] (Romanian), металло́ид (metallóid) [masculine] (Russian), polumetal [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), semimetal [masculine] (Spanish), metaloide [masculine] (Spanish), halvmetall [common-gender] (Swedish), malametal (Tagalog), á kim (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-metalloid-en-noun-H2APV4KD Disambiguation of Types of chemical element: 8 5 32 34 22 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'element': 100 0 0
  2. (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. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Chemistry, Types of chemical element
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  3. (chemistry, obsolete) A nonmetal. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Chemistry, Types of chemical element
    Sense id: en-metalloid-en-noun--cdgP8Ub Disambiguation of Types of chemical element: 8 5 32 34 22 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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