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nonmetallic

nonmetallic adjective: not metallic.

Adjective (1)

nonmetallic (not comparable)

  1. Not metallic.
    • Boron is a nonmetallic element, and compounds of it, such as borax, have been used in products for decades, ranging from detergents to roach poison.2018 November 20, Wayne Drash, “Consumer group warns of ‘dangerous’ slime products and other hazardous toys”, in CNN

Adjective (2)

nonmetallic (not comparable)

  1. Of, relating to, or having the properties of a nonmetal.

nonmetallic meaning in Gujarati

nonmetallic in Gujarati

not metallic
અધાત્વિક adhātvik

Forms of nonmetallic

alternative formnon-metallic

Origin of nonmetallic

From non- + metallic.

From nonmetal + -ic.

Questions about nonmetallic

What does nonmetallic mean?
Nonmetallic means not metallic.
What is nonmetallic in Gujarati?
Nonmetallic in Gujarati is અધાત્વિક (adhātvik). See Nonmetallic meaning in Gujarati.
What part of speech is nonmetallic?
Nonmetallic is an adjective.

Words near nonmetallic in the dictionary

  1. nonmetabolized
  2. nonmetabolizing
  3. nonmetachromatic
  4. nonmetal
  5. nonmetalized
  6. nonmetallic
  7. nonmetallicolous
  8. nonmetalliferous
  9. nonmetallized
  10. nonmetallurgical
  11. nonmetallurgist

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