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1. (n.) nonmetal
an element not having the character of a metal, as carbon or nitrogen.
2. nonmetal
an element incapable of forming simple positive ions in solution.
Etymology: (1865–70)
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1. (adj) nonmetal
a chemical element lacking typical metallic properties
2. (adj) nonmetallic, nonmetal
not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal
"nonmetallic elements"
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1. (noun) nonmetal
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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