metalloid

¹met·al·loid

noun \ˈme-t^əl-ˌȯid\

Definition of METALLOID

1

: an element intermediate in properties between the typical metals and nonmetals

2

: a nonmetal that can combine with a metal to form an alloy

First Known Use of METALLOID

1813

Rhymes with METALLOID

adenoid, alkaloid, amoeboid, aneroid, anthropoid, arachnoid, asteroid, Australoid, carcinoid, Caucasoid, celluloid, crystalloid, echinoid, ellipsoid, embryoid, eunuchoid, flavonoid, helicoid, hemorrhoid, hominoid, humanoid, hysteroid, Mongoloid, myeloid, nautiloid, nucleoid, null and void, obovoid, opioid, osteoid, overjoyed, paranoid, planetoid, Polaroid, retinoid, rheumatoid, solenoid, Stalinoid, trapezoid, unalloyed, unemployed