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Noun
Definition: 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.
Adjective
metalloid
Definition: of or being a nonmetallic element that has some of the properties of metal; "arsenic is a metalloid element"
Definition: Of or relating to the metalloids.