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NONMETAL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A chemical element lacking typical metallic properties

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("nonmetal" is a kind of...):

chemical element; element (any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter)

Derivation:

nonmetal (not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal

Example:

nonmetallic elements

Synonyms:

nonmetal; nonmetallic

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

metalloid (of or being a nonmetallic element that has some of the properties of metal)

Derivation:

nonmetal (a chemical element lacking typical metallic properties)

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