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English
Etymology
From semi- + metal.
Noun
semimetal (plural semimetals)
- (inorganic chemistry) A solid of which the conduction and valence band overlap slightly in energy.
Anagrams
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: se‧mi‧me‧tal
Noun
semimetal m (plural semimetais)
- (inorganic chemistry) metalloid
Romanian
Etymology
From semi- + metal.
Noun
semimetal n (plural semimetale)
- semimetal
Declension