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metalloid

me·tal·loid

UK/ˈmɛtəlɔɪd/ uncommon informal obsolete

adjective

1.

of or being a nonmetallic element that has some of the properties of metal

  • “arsenic is a metalloid element”

Origin

From metal + -oid.

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