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Definition of Nonmetal

1. Noun. A chemical element lacking typical metallic properties.

2. Adjective. Not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal. "Nonmetallic elements"

Definition of Nonmetal

1. n. 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.

Definition of Nonmetal

1. Noun. (chemistry) an element, such as phosphorus or chlorine, that does not have the chemical or physical properties of a metal ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nonmetal

1. an element that lacks metallic properties [n -S]

Medical Definition of Nonmetal

1. 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: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonmetal

nonmeritocratic nonmeritorious nonmesenchymal nonmesic nonmesogenic nonmesonic nonmesothelial nonmessenger nonmessengers nonmessianic

nonmessy nonmetabolic nonmetabolizable nonmetabolized nonmetachromatic nonmetal (current term) nonmetallic nonmetalliferous nonmetallized nonmetallurgist

nonmetallurgists nonmetals nonmetameric nonmetamorphic nonmetaphoric nonmetaphorical nonmetaphysical nonmetaplastic nonmetastable nonmetastasized

Literary usage of Nonmetal

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

1. Qualitative Analysis for Secondary Schools by Cyrus Wendell Irish (1899)
"An Acid Radical is a nonmetal, or any radical behaving like a nonmetal. ... When the nonmetal is combined with H and O, the compound is called a ternary (ie ..."

2. The Metals of the Chemist: An Elementary Text-book for Schools and Collegesby John Howard Appleton by John Howard Appleton (1899)
"An Acid Radical is a nonmetal, or any radical behaving like a nonmetal. ... When the nonmetal is combined with H and 0, the compound is called a ternary (ie ..."

3. Chemical Reactions and Their Equations: A Guide for Students of Chemistry by Ingo Waldemar Dagobert Hackh (1921)
"The general equation for metals is M + YX = MX + Y; for nonmetals N + YX = YN + X. Either a metal can replace another metal, or a nonmetal can replace ..."

4. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Mines (1915)
"Number of men injured per 1000 employed in and about the metal and nonmetal (except coal) mines of the United States, 1894-1911. 199 19. ..."

5. China's Global Role: An Analysis of Peking's National Power Capabilities in by John Franklin Copper (1980)
"In fact, Japan's record to date seems to be living proof of the declining importance of native sources of metal and nonmetal resources. ..."

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