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Definition of semimetal noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

semimetal

noun
 
/ˈsemimetl/
 
/ˈsemimetl/,
 
/ˈsemaɪmetl/
(British English)
(also metalloid British and North American English)
(chemistry)
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  1. a chemical element that has properties both of metals and of other solid substances
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from modern Latin semimetallum (see semi-, metal).

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