met·al·loid
ˈme-tə-ˌlȯid 
variants
or less commonly metalloidal
1
: resembling a metal
2
: of, relating to, or being a metalloid
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Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
But in practice, ‘heavy metal’ is often used to refer to a subset of metals and metalloids with harmful effects on human health.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2024
Antimony, a soft, shiny metalloid, is used in explosives, ammunition and now in semiconductors, solar panels and night vision gear.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
The highest concentration of any metalloid found in the tampons overall was zinc.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 11 July 2024
Because this process is capable of absorbing any heavy metal or metalloid...
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2024
While its 167°F temperature prohibits swimming, visitors can admire the pool’s technicolor beauty that ranges from fluorescent blue-green waters to a neon orange ring of metalloid deposits.
—Condé Nast Traveller, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2023
Germanium is a hard, grayish-white and brittle metalloid that is used in the production of optical fibers that can transmit light and electronic data.
—Laura He, CNN, 11 Oct. 2023
The younger generation is ably represented by Ezra Miller as Barry Allen/the Flash, who relishes his role as the team’s lightning-limbed goofball, and also by Ray Fisher as Victor Stone/Cyborg, whose brooding metalloid stare bespeaks an unusually rough backstory.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2021
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Noun
The three minerals included in the latest ban are the metals gallium and germanium, as well as the metalloid antimony.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
But in practice, ‘heavy metal’ is often used to refer to a subset of metals and metalloids with harmful effects on human health.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2024
Antimony, a soft, shiny metalloid, is used in explosives, ammunition and now in semiconductors, solar panels and night vision gear.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
The highest concentration of any metalloid found in the tampons overall was zinc.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 11 July 2024
Because this process is capable of absorbing any heavy metal or metalloid...
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2024
While its 167°F temperature prohibits swimming, visitors can admire the pool’s technicolor beauty that ranges from fluorescent blue-green waters to a neon orange ring of metalloid deposits.
—Condé Nast Traveller, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2023
Germanium is a hard, grayish-white and brittle metalloid that is used in the production of optical fibers that can transmit light and electronic data.
—Laura He, CNN, 11 Oct. 2023
The younger generation is ably represented by Ezra Miller as Barry Allen/the Flash, who relishes his role as the team’s lightning-limbed goofball, and also by Ray Fisher as Victor Stone/Cyborg, whose brooding metalloid stare bespeaks an unusually rough backstory.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2021
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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 2 adjective
variants
also metalloidal
1
: resembling a metal
2
: of, relating to, or being a metalloid
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