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What is the adjective for metalloid?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs metal, metallize, metallicize and metallise which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

metallogenic

Of or pertaining to metallogeny.
(geology) Occurring in an ore as a native metal rather than as a compound such as silicate, carbonate etc.

metal

(music) Characterized by strong drum-beats and distorted guitars. [1970s and after]
Having the emotional or social characteristics associated with metal music; brash, bold, frank, unyielding, etc.
Synonyms:

metallic, metallurgic, metallical, alloyed, steel, stainless steel, iron, brass, copper, ory, adamantium, titanium, leaden, silvery, gold, tinny, platinum, stannic, golden, pewter, silver, geologic, fusible … more

Examples:

“I have had experience in endeavoring to seal or join a vitreous substance to a metal substance.”

metalline

(chemistry) Relating to, or resembling, a metal; metallic.
Impregnated with metallic salts; chalybeate.

metalled

(of a road) Surfaced, tarred, covered in stone or crushed rock (usually tar-coated).
(of any object) Made of metal or having metal fittings or plating.

metally

metallic
Resembling metal music.
Examples:

“Yet in days long past, but soon, we hope, to return, these quarters had a metally ring and were standard silver 900-1000th fine.”

metalliferous

(metallurgy) Containing a metallic element. Often used to describe ores that are mined commercially.
Examples:

“Subsequently the massive sulfide deposit and surrounding metalliferous sediment apron were covered by oceanic radiolarian chert sediments.”

“From these talks we chose the pastoral and metalliferous mining industries to begin our campaign to improve minimum standards.”

“Or perhaps to set up revegetation programs, there's no reason why you couldn't use a metalliferous plant material as your mulch or your compost.”

metallurgical

(metallurgy) Of or relating to metallurgy, the study of metals and their properties.
Examples:

“Take the samples and carry out the required metallurgical tests on your boilerplate.”

“The reef mines sank far underground, and used expensive machinery and complex metallurgical processes to separate the gold from the waste rock.”

“The metallurgical characteristics of various compositions of tool steels are extremely complex.”

metallic

Made of, appearing to be made of, resembling, or related to metal.
Synonyms:

metal, metallical, metallurgic, steel, stainless steel, alloyed, iron, brass, copper, adamantium, ory, gold, golden, leaden, pewter, platinum, silver, silvery, stannic, tinny, titanium, fusible, geologic, shiny, polished, burnished, glossy, lustrous, pearlescent, gleaming, metallized, glittering, reflective, jangling, dissonant, sharp, raucous, jarring, jangly, clangorous, grating, jingling, jingly, plinky, brassy, harsh, clanging, resonant … more

Examples:

“Electronic equipment is frequently constructed using PCBs attached to a metallic chassis.”

“It is overlaid heavily with pure brass, which gives it a metallic finish, brighter than anything in the color chart.”

“I had only just recovered from the jarring metallic clatter caused by the passage of the Land Rover over the grid.”

metallogenetic

Of or pertaining to metallogenesis.

metallike

Resembling a metal or some aspect of one.
Synonyms:

metallic, metalloid, metal-esque, metal-ish, metal-looking

Examples:

“The metallike sheen of the paint on the vintage car made it appear as if it was made entirely of silver.”

metalloid

(informal) Characteristic of the metal music genre.
Synonyms:

metallike, metallic, metal-esque, metal-ish, metal-looking

metalliform

Having the form or structure of a metal.

metallick

Obsolete form of metallic.

metallurgic

Related to metallurgy.
Synonyms:

metallic, metal, metallical, steel, stainless steel, alloyed, iron, brass, copper, adamantium, ory, gold, golden, leaden, pewter, platinum, silver, silvery, stannic, tinny, titanium, fusible, geologic … more

Examples:

“The cobalt plant is part of a large metallurgic concern that produces fine cobalt metal powders, cobalt oxides, and cobalt salts.”

“Together, Massey and Alpha would form the third-largest producer of metallurgic coal in the world, behind BHP Billiton and Teck Resources.”

“By analogy, slags from other metallurgic processes should be considered as substances as well.”

metalloidal

metalloid

metalless

Without metal.

metallical

(obsolete) metallic
Synonyms:

metallic, metal, metallurgic, steel, stainless steel, alloyed, iron, brass, copper, adamantium, ory, gold, golden, leaden, pewter, platinum, silver, silvery, stannic, tinny, titanium, fusible, geologic, shiny, polished, burnished, glossy, lustrous, pearlescent, gleaming, metallized, glittering, reflective … more

metalling

present participle of metal

metallized

simple past tense and past participle of metallize

metallizing

present participle of metallize

metallicized

simple past tense and past participle of metallicize

metallicizing

present participle of metallicize

metallised

simple past tense and past participle of metallise

metallising

present participle of metallise

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