semimetal
noun /ˈsemimetl/
/ˈsemimetl/, /ˈsemaɪmetl/
(British English) (also metalloid British and North American English)
(chemistry- a chemical element that has properties both of metals and of other solid substances
半金属:一种具有金属和其他固体物质特性的化学元素 词源mid 17th cent.: from modern Latin semimetallum (see semi-, metal).