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metalloid

Also known as semimetal, metalloids

The word metalloid comes from the Latin metallum ("metal") and the Greek oeidḗs ("resembling in form or appearance"). However, there is no standard definition of a metalloid and no complete agreement on which elements are metalloids. Despite the lack of specificity, the term remains in use in the literature.

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A metalloid is an element that has properties resembling those of metals, though the term lacks a precise scientific definition and experts don't agree on which elements qualify as metalloids. Despite this uncertainty, scientists continue to use the term in their work and publications.

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59,303 papers

Metalloid transporters and their regulation in plants.ReviewPlant physiology · 2021Yamaji N, Ma JFDOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiab326
Aquaporin-mediated transport: Insights into metalloid trafficking.ReviewPhysiologia plantarum · 2022Handa N, Gupta P, Khanna K et al.DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13687
Polyamines: Rising stars against metal and metalloid toxicity.ReviewPlant physiology and biochemistry : PPB · 2024Gupta S, Kant K, Kaur N et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2024.109030
Versatile Reactivity of Metalloid-Substituted π-Allylpalladium Species.ReviewChemical record (New York, N.Y.) · 2021Horino Y, Korenaga TDOI: 10.1002/tcr.202100203
Metal/Metalloid Levels in Electronic Cigarette Liquids, Aerosols, and Human Biosamples: A Systematic Review.Environmental health perspectives · 2020Zhao D, Aravindakshan A, Hilpert M et al.DOI: 10.1289/EHP5686
Inorganometallics (Transition Metal-Metalloid Complexes) and Catalysis.ReviewChemical reviews · 2022Marciniec B, Pietraszuk C, Pawluć P et al.DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00417
Heavy metal and metalloid - induced reproductive toxicity.ReviewEnvironmental toxicology and pharmacology · 2022Goutam Mukherjee A, Ramesh Wanjari U, Renu K et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2022.103859
Metal- and metalloid-based compounds to target and reverse cancer multidrug resistance.ReviewDrug resistance updates : reviews and commentaries in antimicrobial and anticancer chemotherapy · 2021Valente A, Podolski-Renić A, Poetsch I et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.drup.2021.100778

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Contents

Definitions
Judgment-based
Criteria-based
Periodic table territory
Location
Alternative treatments
Properties
Compared to metals and nonmetals
Common applications
Alloys
Biological agents
Catalysts
Flame retardants
Glass formation
Optical storage and optoelectronics
Pyrotechnics
Semiconductors and electronics
Nomenclature and history
Derivation and other names
Origin and usage
Elements commonly recognised as metalloids
Boron
Silicon
Germanium
Arsenic
Antimony
Tellurium
Elements less commonly recognised as metalloids
Carbon
Aluminium
Selenium
Polonium
Astatine
Related concepts
Near metalloids
Allotropes
Abundance, extraction, and cost
Abundance
Extraction
Cost
Notes
References
Sources
Further reading

The six commonly recognised metalloids are boron, silicon, germanium, arsenic, antimony and tellurium. Five elements are less frequently so classified: carbon, aluminium, selenium, polonium and astatine. On a standard periodic table, all eleven elements are in a diagonal region of the p-block extending from boron at the upper left to astatine at lower right. Some periodic tables include a dividing line between metals and nonmetals, and the metalloids may be found close to this line.