Definitions for nonmetalnɒnˈmɛt l
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
non•met•alnɒnˈmɛt l(n.)
an element not having the character of a metal, as carbon or nitrogen.
Category: Chemistry
an element incapable of forming simple positive ions in solution.
Category: Chemistry
Origin of nonmetal:
1865–70
non`me•tal′lic-məˈtæl ɪk(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
nonmetal(adj)
a chemical element lacking typical metallic properties
nonmetallic, nonmetal(adj)
not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal
"nonmetallic elements"
Wiktionary
nonmetal(Noun)
an element, such as phosphorus or chlorine, that does not have the chemical or physical properties of a metal
Webster Dictionary
Nonmetal(noun)
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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