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nonmetallic

[ non-muh-tal-ik ]

adjective

, Chemistry.
  1. of or relating to a nonmetal.
  2. not of a metallic quality:

    a nonmetallic appearance.



nonmetallic

/ ˌnɒnmɪˈtælɪk /

adjective

  1. not of metal
  2. of, concerned with, or being a nonmetal


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Word History and Origins

Origin of nonmetallic1

First recorded in 1805–15; non- + metallic

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Example Sentences

All the metals could be arranged under such a classification, as also the nonmetallic products.

Both metals and nonmetallic substances have been employed either in colloidal form or in combination with organic radicals.

There were places where re-solidified metal smoked noisomely against nonmetallic floor or wall-covering.

Directly, because there was no other way he could move about on a nonmetallic asteroid.

The country's mountains contain a variety of metallic and nonmetallic minerals.

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