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NONMETAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A chemical element lacking typical metallic properties
Classified under:
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:
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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