Metalloid in Malayalam
The chemistry term metalloid is അര്ദ്ധലോഹം (ardha loham), literally a half metal. School science books use it for elements that sit between metals and non-metals. It is written as two parts in transliteration.
Most common translation
Metalloid.
സിലിക്കൺ ഒരു അര്ദ്ധലോഹം ആണ്.
silikkan oru ardhaloham aanu.
Silicon is a metalloid.
Dictionary entry
- അര്ദ്ധലോഹം (ardha loham) — Metalloid.
Only this one option is listed, and it is a technical coinage rather than a conversational word.
Common questions
What is the Malayalam word for metalloid?
അര്ദ്ധലോഹം (ardha loham) is the term.
Is ardha loham common in speech?
No, it stays in textbooks and classrooms.