metalloid

1. 1.

   of or being a nonmetallic element that has some of the properties of metal

   “arsenic is a metalloid element”

   Similarnonmetallic

Questions about metalloid

What does metalloid mean?

metalloid means "of or being a nonmetallic element that has some of the properties of metal".

How many syllables are in metalloid?

metalloid has 3 syllables and divides as me-tal-loid under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is metalloid a common word?

metalloid is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.