NONMETAL

nonmetallic, nonmetal

(adjective) not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal; “nonmetallic elements”

nonmetal

(noun) a chemical element lacking typical metallic properties

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

nonmetal (plural nonmetals)

(chemistry) An element, such as phosphorus or chlorine, that does not have the chemical or physical properties of a metal.

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


Non"met`al, n. (Chem.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ANYMORE

(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”


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