nonmetals

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plural of nonmetal
nonmetal
An element that lacks the properties generally associated with metals
nonmetal
an element, such as phosphorus or chlorine, that does not have the chemical or physical properties of a metal
nonmetal
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
nonmetal
an element that is brittle and nonductile as a solid, has no luster, and is a poor conductor of heat and electricity
nonmetal
not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "nonmetallic elements"
nonmetal
an element that tends to gain electrons, becoming negatively charged; see anion
nonmetal
{i} chemical element without metallic properties
nonmetal
an element that does not exhibit the characteristics of a metal
nonmetal
a chemical element lacking typical metallic properties