Nonmetal

n.

1.

(Chem.) 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.

Noun	1.	nonmetal - a chemical element lacking typical metallic properties
Adj.	1.	nonmetal - not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "nonmetallic elements" Synonyms: nonmetallic

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