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nonmechanistic |
nonmedicinal |
nonmedullated |
nonmember |
nonmembership |
nonmetal
| nonmetallic
| nonmetamorphic
| nonmigratory
| nonmilitary
| nonmodern
nonmetal
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun nonmetal has 1 sense
- nonmetal(n = noun.substance) Array - a chemical element lacking typical metallic properties; Array is a kind of chemical element, element
Derived form adjective nonmetal1
Adjective nonmetal has 1 sense
- nonmetal(a = adj.all) nonmetallic - not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "nonmetallic elements" Derived form noun nonmetal1
CIDE DICTIONARY
nonmetal, n.
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. [1913 Webster]
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