Definition of "metalloid" in Englisch

noun

1. (chemistry) An element, such as silicon or germanium, intermediate in properties between that of a metal and a nonmetal; especially an elemental semiconductor.

2. (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.

3. (chemistry, obsolete) A nonmetal.

adjective

1. (not comparable) Of or relating to the metalloids.

2. (informal) Characteristic of the metal music genre.