n :  an element (as boron, silicon, or arsenic) intermediate in properties between the typical metals and nonmetals
, also  met*al*loi*dal  , adj 1  :  resembling a metal  2  :  of, relating to, or being a metalloid .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  mo·dal·i·ty  mod·u·late  mo·til·i·ty  mu·ti·late 
 
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