nonmetallic

[non-muh-tal-ik]

adjective Chemistry.

of or relating to a nonmetal.

not of a metallic quality: a nonmetallic appearance.

Origin of nonmetallic

First recorded in 1805–15; non- + metallic

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Historical Examples of nonmetallic

Directly, because there was no other way he could move about on a nonmetallic asteroid.
Anchorite
Randall Garrett
All the metals could be arranged under such a classification, as also the nonmetallic products.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, August 1899
Various
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
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

adjective

not of metal

of, concerned with, or being a nonmetal

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