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Definition of Nonmetal

1. 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

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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)

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