nonmagnetic
Americanadjective
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"The ability to switch quantum states between nonmagnetic and magnetic regimes by controlling the spin size represents a powerful design strategy for next-generation quantum materials."
From Science Daily • Jan. 21, 2026
Silver is nonmagnetic, so if an item is attracted to a magnet, it’s not the real deal.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025
Stainless steel leads to confusion, because some stainless pans have nonmagnetic alloys on the bottom, which means the pan won’t work with induction.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 19, 2022
He also worked on superliquids, an unusual isotope of helium, and in an area dubbed spin glasses, which concerned itself with nonmagnetic metals.
From Washington Post • Apr. 1, 2020
The silicate rocks ran only about twenty-five per cent iron—in the form of nonmagnetic compounds.
From Anchorite by Schelling, George Luther
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