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adjectiveof or being a nonmetallic element that has some of the properties of metal
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- b a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder
- te a brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur; it is used in alloys and as a semiconductor; occurs mainly as tellurides in ores of copper and nickel and silver and gold
- ge a brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite
- tellurium a brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur; it is used in alloys and as a semiconductor; occurs mainly as tellurides in ores of copper and nickel and silver and gold
- germanium a brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite
- boron a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder
- atomic number 5 a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder
- atomic number 52 a brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur; it is used in alloys and as a semiconductor; occurs mainly as tellurides in ores of copper and nickel and silver and gold
- atomic number 32 a brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite