metalloid (redirected from Metalloids)

met·al·loid  (mtl-oid)

n.

1. A nonmetallic element, such as arsenic, that has some of the chemical properties of a metal.

2. A nonmetallic element, such as carbon, that can form an alloy with metals.

adj. also met·al·loi·dal (mtl-oidl)

1. Relating to or having the properties of a metalloid.

2. Having the appearance of a metal.

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metalloid [ˈmɛtəˌlɔɪd]

n

(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a nonmetallic element, such as arsenic or silicon, that has some of the properties of a metal

adj also metalloidal [ˌmɛtəˈlɔɪd^əl]

1. (Chemistry) of or being a metalloid

2. (Chemistry) resembling a metal

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metalloid  (mtl-oid)

1. An element that is not a metal but that has some properties of metals. Arsenic, for example, is a metalloid that has the visual appearance of a metal, but is a poor conductor of electricity; metalloids are generally semiconductors. The elements classified as metalloids are boron, silicon, germanium, arsenic, antimony, tellurium, and polonium. Metalloids can be viewed as a diagonal section on the Period Table, separating metals from nonmetals.

2. A nonmetallic element, such as carbon, that can form alloys with metals.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

metalloid - of or being a nonmetallic element that has some of the properties of metal; "arsenic is a metalloid element" nonmetal, nonmetallic - not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "nonmetallic elements"

Translations

metalloid [ˈmɛtəˌlɔɪd] n → metalloide m