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Definition of Nonpolar

1. Adjective. Not ionic. "A nonionic substance"

Definition of Nonpolar

1. Adjective. (physics) Not containing a dipole. ¹

2. Adjective. (chemistry) Not ionic; not dissociating into ions when dissolved in water etc. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nonpolar

1. not polar [adj]

Medical Definition of Nonpolar

1. Describes a molecular that does not have a permanent electric dipole and consequently may be less soluble in water (for example lipids). See: nonpolar groups (12 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonpolar

Literary usage of Nonpolar

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"At 298°K, the average AG°tr is -0.8 kcal/mol for each méthylène group in a linear nonpolar chain transferred from water to a nonpolar solvent.29 Since the ..."

2. Practical Exercises in Physical Geography by William Morris Davis (1908)
"If you visited the central part of a nonpolar ocean and could see ihe currents moving around you, in which oceans would they turn clockwise (with the hands ..."

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