nonpolar

American  

[non-poh-ler] / nɒnˈpoʊ lər /

adjective

Physical Chemistry.

1. containing no permanently dipolar molecules; lacking a dipole.

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Etymology

Origin of nonpolar

First recorded in 1890–95; non- + polar

Example Sentences

The fact that hydrogen cyanide, a strongly polar molecule, can form crystals together with nonpolar substances like methane and ethane is remarkable, since these types of molecules usually stay separate, much like oil and water.

From Science Daily

Anything oily works, and any nonpolar solvent — meaning the electrons don’t create a positive and negative charge at the ends — can do the trick, Britcher explains.

From Seattle Times

In the new analysis, however, scientists detected a drop in the amount of ozone in recent years at lower levels of the stratosphere over the Earth’s nonpolar regions, where most of the population lives.

From The Wall Street Journal

So, flavor molecules will happily take up residence in nonpolar materials like oils and fats, a process called extraction — or sometimes infusion or tincturing.

From Los Angeles Times

For example, the properties that allow you to identify a basic, polar or nonpolar amino acid side chains were seen in the first semester of college chemistry. 

From US News