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Definition of: metalloid
(met′ə·loid) noun
One of those non–metallic elements that resemble the metals in some of their properties, as arsenic and antimony.
—adjective
1. Resembling a metal.
2. Of, pertaining to, or having the properties of a metalloid. Also met′al·loi′dal.
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