We now class tellurium as a metalloid because, as the confused scientists of the 1700s first noticed, it has properties that sit between those of metals and nonmetals. Hubble Telescope Wide Field Camera 3.
Water also easily enters the lymphatic capillaries via gaps between the lymphatic endothelial cells. These gaps function also as flap valves and this also promotes forward lymph flow when the capillaries are compressed. In other areas of the body the water permeability of capillary membranes is quite low.
Water enters the atmosphere through evaporation, transpiration, excretion and sublimation: Transpiration is the loss of water from plants (via their leaves). Animals excrete water by respiration and by passing urine. Sublimation is when ice or snow transforms directly into water vapour without going through a liquid phase (i.e. they do not melt).