metalloid
1 of 2noun
met·al·loid ˈme-tə-ˌlȯid 
1
: an element intermediate in properties between the typical metals and nonmetals
2
: a nonmetal that can combine with a metal to form an alloy
metalloid
2 of 2adjective
ˌme-tə-ˈlȯi-dᵊl
variants or less commonly metalloidal
1
: resembling a metal
2
: of, relating to, or being a metalloid
Example Sentences
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Aaron Timms, The New Republic, 2 Sep. 2022 As a metalloid, silicon behaves like both metals and nonmetals. David Lumb, Popular Mechanics, 9 Dec. 2020 As a lethal toxin, the discrete and deadly metalloid became the weapon of choice for those looking to quietly dispose of anyone standing in their way. Meg Neal, Popular Mechanics, 4 Oct. 2020 For decades, women flocked to their nearest drugstores and ordered tins of the wafers in masses, swallowing their false promises of beauty right alongside the poisonous metalloid. Gabby Shacknai, Fortune, 4 Mar. 2020 Today those metals are referred to as metalloids, although what is defined this way has changed a bit. Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 26 June 2017 Today those metals are referred to as metalloids, although what is defined this way has changed a bit. Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 26 June 2017 Today those metals are referred to as metalloids, although what is defined this way has changed a bit. Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 26 June 2017 Today those metals are referred to as metalloids, although what is defined this way has changed a bit. Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 26 June 2017 See More
Noun
The insatiable shared appetite for this miracle metalloid keeps the inhabitants of Telluria locked in a frenzied stasis, glimpsing—but never truly knowing—salvation. Aaron Timms, The New Republic, 2 Sep. 2022 As a metalloid, silicon behaves like both metals and nonmetals. David Lumb, Popular Mechanics, 9 Dec. 2020 As a lethal toxin, the discrete and deadly metalloid became the weapon of choice for those looking to quietly dispose of anyone standing in their way. Meg Neal, Popular Mechanics, 4 Oct. 2020 For decades, women flocked to their nearest drugstores and ordered tins of the wafers in masses, swallowing their false promises of beauty right alongside the poisonous metalloid. Gabby Shacknai, Fortune, 4 Mar. 2020 Today those metals are referred to as metalloids, although what is defined this way has changed a bit. Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 26 June 2017 Today those metals are referred to as metalloids, although what is defined this way has changed a bit. Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 26 June 2017 Today those metals are referred to as metalloids, although what is defined this way has changed a bit. Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 26 June 2017 Today those metals are referred to as metalloids, although what is defined this way has changed a bit. Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 26 June 2017 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1813, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adjective
1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
metalloid 1 of 2
noun
met·al·loid ˈmet-ᵊl-ˌȯid
: an element (as boron, silicon, or arsenic) intermediate in properties between the typical metals and nonmetals
metalloid
2 of 2adjective
variants also metalloidal
ˌmet-ᵊl-ˈȯid-ᵊl
1
: resembling a metal
2
: of, relating to, or being a metalloid