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Meaning of 'nonmetal' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . 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.

Meaning of 'nonmetal' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . nonmetal [ a]
Meaning (1):
- not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal
Example in sentence:
  • nonmetallic elements

Nearby Words:

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