noun🔗ShareMetaloideAn element, such as silicon or germanium, intermediate in properties between that of a metal and a nonmetal; especially one that exhibits the external characteristics of a metal, but behaves chemically more as a nonmetal."Silicon, germanium, and arsenic are examples of metalloids, elements used in electronics because they can sometimes conduct electricity like metals and sometimes block it like nonmetals. "El silicio, el germanio y el arsénico son ejemplos de metaloides, elementos utilizados en electrónica porque a veces pueden conducir la electricidad como los metales y a veces bloquearla como los no metales.elementmaterialsubstancechemistryscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMetaloideosThe 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."The metalloids in the chemical experiment were difficult to identify precisely because their metallic properties were somewhat unclear. "Los metaloideos en el experimento químico eran difíciles de identificar con precisión porque sus propiedades metálicas eran algo confusas.elementchemistrysubstancematerialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading