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metalloid

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Adjective, Noun
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met=al=loid

CIDE DICTIONARY

metalloidn. [L. metallum metal + -oid: cf. F. métalloïde.].
     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.  [1913 Webster]
metalloida. 
  •  Having the appearance of a metal.  [1913 Webster]
  •  Having the properties of a nonmetal; nonmetallic; acid; negative.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

metalloid, adj. & n.
--adj. having the form or appearance of a metal.
--n. any element intermediate in properties between metals and non-metals, e.g. boron, silicon, and germanium.


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