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metalloid
/ˈmɛtəlɔɪd/
noun 3adj 2
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3VERB + METALLOID
embrace, molten, powers
METALLOID + NOUN
army, blues, element, raunch, version
ADV.
strangely
Definitions
noun
1
An element, such as silicon or germanium, intermediate in properties between that of a metal and a nonmetal; especially an elemental semiconductor.
2
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.
By some they [metals of the alkalies] were called metalloids; by some their simple nature was objected to
3
A nonmetal.
adj
1
Of or relating to the metalloids.
2
Characteristic of the metal music genre.
Graham Massey of 808 State turns a Björkian moan into a vibrating siren and powers his strangely metalloid version of "Army Of Me" with it; the Brodsky String Quartet turns "Hyperballad" into a stately 3-D chess game.
It expanded from bleary delay rippling with looped phrases to embrace molten metalloid raunch and blues grit, acoustic guitars and pedal steels.
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By some they [metals of the alkalies] were called metalloids; by some their simple nature was objected to
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Graham Massey of 808 State turns a Björkian moan into a vibrating siren and powers his strangely metalloid version of "Army Of Me" with it; the Brodsky String Quartet turns "Hyperballad" into a statel
Wiktionary03
It expanded from bleary delay rippling with looped phrases to embrace molten metalloid raunch and blues grit, acoustic guitars and pedal steels.
Wiktionary04
A metalloid is a type of chemical element which has properties in between, or that are a mixture of, those of metals and nonmetals.
Tatoeba · #876806605
A metalloid is an element with properties intermediate between those of metals and nonmetals (e.g., silicon).
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