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1metalloid
noun met·al·loid \ˈme-təl-ˌȯid\
Definition of METALLOID
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
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First Known Use of METALLOID
1813
Rhymes with METALLOID
adenoid, alkaloid, amoeboid, aneroid, anthropoid, arachnoid, asteroid, Australoid, carcinoid, Caucasoid, celluloid, crystalloid, echinoid, ellipsoid, embryoid, eunuchoid, flavonoid, helicoid, hemorrhoid, hominoid, humanoid, hysteroid, Mongoloid, myeloid, nautiloid, nucleoid, null and void, obovoid, opioid, osteoid, overjoyed, paranoid, planetoid, Polaroid, retinoid, rheumatoid, solenoid, Stalinoid, trapezoid, unalloyed, unemployed
2metalloid
adjective \ˌme-təl-ˈȯi-dəl\
Definition of METALLOID
1
: resembling a metal
2
: of, relating to, or being a metalloid
Variants of METALLOID
metalloid also met·al·loi·dal \ˌme-təl-ˈȯi-dəl\
First Known Use of METALLOID
1836
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