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nonmetal |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Nonmetal \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: nonmetal adj : not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "nonmetallic elements" [syn: {nonmetallic}] [ant: {metallic}] n : a chemical element lacking typical metallic properties
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