Associations to the word «Metalloid»
Noun
- Metal
- Compound
- Chemistry
- Element
- Microorganism
- Table
- Alkali
- Silicon
- Pb
- Sn
- Aluminium
- Organic
- Phosphorus
- Titanium
- Alloy
- Tin
- Semiconductor
- Zinc
- Atom
- Oxide
- Form
- Transition
- Term
- Dividing
- Transformation
- Precipitation
- Mineral
- Copper
- Se
- Si
- Mercury
- Soil
- Property
- Gas
- Harper
- Criterion
- Determination
- Reduction
- Electron
- Trace
- Definition
- Classification
- Category
- Interaction
- Method
- Half
- Post
- Cd
- Journal
- Transport
- Species
- Phase
- Formation
- Earth
- Non
- Factor
- Plant
- Lead
- Analysis
- Author
- Addition
- Ed
- Technology
- Process
- Are
Adjective
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Wiktionary
METALLOID, noun. (chemistry) 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.
METALLOID, noun. (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.
METALLOID, adjective. (informal) Characteristic of the metal music genre.
Dictionary definition
METALLOID, adjective. Of or being a nonmetallic element that has some of the properties of metal; "arsenic is a metalloid element".
Wise words
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