Meaning of NONMETAL
| Pronunciation: | | 'nân`metl
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- [n] a chemical element lacking typical metallic properties
- [adj] not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "nonmetallic elements"
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NONMETAL is a 8 letter word that starts with N. |
| | Synonyms: | | metalloid, nonmetallic |
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| | Antonyms: | | metal(a), metallic | | |
| | See Also: | | chemical element, element | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Non"met`al\, n. (Chem.)
Any one of the set of elements which, as contrasted with the
metals, possess, produce, or receive, acid rather than basic
properties; a metalloid; as, oxygen, sulphur, and chlorine
are nonmetals.
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