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Nonmetal - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Nonmetal : adj : not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal;
"nonmetallic elements" [syn: nonmetallic] [ant: metallic]
(noun)
1: a chemical element lacking typical metallic properties
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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