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non-metal

non-metal is the alternative form of nonmetal.

Meaning of nonmetal

Noun

nonmetal (plural nonmetals)

  1. An element, such as phosphorus or chlorine, that does not have the chemical or physical properties of a metal.

Forms of non-metal

pluralnon-metals

Origin of non-metal

From non- + metal.

Questions about non-metal

What is non-metal the alternative form of?
Non-metal is the alternative form of nonmetal.

Words near non-metal in the dictionary

  1. non-mechanised
  2. non-medical
  3. non-medically
  4. non-member
  5. non-members
  6. non-metal
  7. non-metallic
  8. non-metallic metal
  9. non-metals
  10. non-metrisable
  11. non-metrizable

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