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nonmetallic

[non-muh-tal-ik]

non·me·tal·lic

[non-muh-tal-ik]
adjective Chemistry.
1.
of or relating to a nonmetal.
2.
not of a metallic quality: a nonmetallic appearance.

Origin:
1805–15; non- + metallic
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Nonmetallic is always a great word to know.
So is cyanide. Does it mean:
a salt of hydrocyanic acid, such as potassium cyanide, KCN
any of a class of chemical compounds having the general formula ROH, where R represents an alkyl group and ?OH a hydroxyl group
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nonmetallic (ˌnɒnmɪˈtælɪk)
 
adj
1.  not of metal
2.  of, concerned with, or being a nonmetal

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