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— John Milton

Say, Heavenly Muse, shall not thy sacred vein 15

Afford a present to the Infant God?

Hast thou no verse, no hymn, or solemn strain,

To welcome him to this his new abode,

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metalloid

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈmɛtəlɔɪd/

An element, such as silicon or germanium, intermediate in properties between that of a metal and a nonmetal; especially one that exhibits the external characteristics of a metal, but behaves chemically more as a nonmetal.

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Common Phrases

. metalloidatoms metalloidelements metalloidalloys metalloidglasses metalloidelement metalloidmetalloid lowmetalloid white
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Synonyms

nonmetalnonmetallic

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Related Words

semimetalsemi-metalmetallidesilicon germaniumintermetallicintermetal

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