1. Noun
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.
2. Adjective
not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "nonmetallic elements"
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3. Noun
a chemical element lacking typical metallic properties
Vocabulary classified under Chemistry
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