noun🔗Share半金属An 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. "シリコン、ゲルマニウム、ヒ素は半金属の例であり、金属のように電気を通したり、非金属のように遮断したりするため、電子機器に使用される元素です。elementmaterialsubstancechemistryscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareメタロイド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."The metalloids in the chemical experiment were difficult to identify precisely because their metallic properties were somewhat unclear. "化学実験におけるメタロイドは、その金属的性質がやや不明確であったため、正確に特定することが困難でした。elementchemistrysubstancematerialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
