semimetal
noun
semi·met·al
ˌse-mē-ˈme-tᵊl 
ˌse-ˌmī-,
-mi-
: an element (such as arsenic) possessing metallic properties in an inferior degree and not malleable
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But something that behaves like the Weyl fermion did show up in 2015, in a topological material made of exotic elements known as a Weyl semimetal.
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Devin Powell, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2019
Researchers have since made monolayers of metals, semimetals, insulators and more, but magnetism was the final holdout.
—Sylvia Morrow, Discover Magazine, 1 Feb. 2018
Now physicists may finally observed this phenomenon, mixed axial-gravitational anomaly, in a class of exotic materials known as Weyl semimetals.
—Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 19 July 2017
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Devin Powell, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2019
Researchers have since made monolayers of metals, semimetals, insulators and more, but magnetism was the final holdout.
—Sylvia Morrow, Discover Magazine, 1 Feb. 2018
Now physicists may finally observed this phenomenon, mixed axial-gravitational anomaly, in a class of exotic materials known as Weyl semimetals.
—Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 19 July 2017
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“Semimetal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semimetal. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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