nonmetallic

[ non-muh-tal-ik ]

/ ˌnɒn məˈtæl ɪk /

adjective Chemistry.

of or relating to a nonmetal.

not of a metallic quality: a nonmetallic appearance.

Nearby words

nonmaterial culture, nonmedical, nonmedullated fiber, nonmember, nonmetal, nonmetallic, nonmiscible, nonmonetary advantages, nonmoral, nonnasal, nonnative

Origin of nonmetallic

First recorded in 1805–15; non- + metallic

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Examples from the Web for nonmetallic

Both metals and nonmetallic substances have been employed either in colloidal form or in combination with organic radicals.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2|Various
All the metals could be arranged under such a classification, as also the nonmetallic products.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, August 1899|Various
Directly, because there was no other way he could move about on a nonmetallic asteroid.
Anchorite|Randall Garrett
The country's mountains contain a variety of metallic and nonmetallic minerals.
Area Handbook for Bulgaria|Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole

British Dictionary definitions for nonmetallic

nonmetallic

/ (ˌnɒnmɪˈtælɪk) /

adjective

not of metal

of, concerned with, or being a nonmetal

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