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for nonmetal
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Nonmetal \Non"met`al\, n. (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.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
nonmetal
adj 1: not containing or resembling or characteristic of a
metal; "nonmetallic elements" [syn: nonmetallic,
nonmetal] [ant: metal(a), metallic]
n 1: a chemical element lacking typical metallic properties
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