Portuguese Meaning of metalloid
Metalóide
Other Portuguese words related to Metalóide
No Synonyms and anytonyms found
Nearest Words of metalloid
- metalloidal => metaloide
- metal-looking => De aspeto metálico
- metallophone => Metalofone
- metallorganic => Metaloorgânico
- metallotherapy => metaloterapia
- metallurgic => metalúrgico
- metallurgical => metalúrgico
- metallurgical engineer => Engenheiro metalúrgico
- metallurgist => Metalurgista
- metallurgy => metalurgia
Definitions and Meaning of metalloid in English
metalloid (s)
of or being a nonmetallic element that has some of the properties of metal
metalloid (n.)
Formerly, the metallic base of a fixed alkali, or alkaline earth; -- applied by Sir H. Davy to sodium, potassium, and some other metallic substances whose metallic character was supposed to be not well defined.
Now, one of several elementary substances which in the free state are unlike metals, and whose compounds possess or produce acid, rather than basic, properties; a nonmetal; as, boron, carbon, phosphorus, nitrogen, oxygen, sulphur, chlorine, bromine, etc., are metalloids.
metalloid (a.)
Having the appearance of a metal.
Having the properties of a nonmetal; nonmetallic; acid; negative.
FAQs About the word metalloid
Metalóide
of or being a nonmetallic element that has some of the properties of metalFormerly, the metallic base of a fixed alkali, or alkaline earth; -- applied by Sir H.
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
metallography => Metalografia, metallographist => Metalografista, metallographic => metalográfico, metallograph => Metalógrafo, metallochromy => Metalochromia,
