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nonmetals

nonmetals is the plural 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.

Questions about nonmetals

What is nonmetals the plural of?
Nonmetals is the plural of nonmetal.

Words near nonmetals in the dictionary

  1. nonmetalliferous
  2. nonmetallized
  3. nonmetallurgical
  4. nonmetallurgist
  5. nonmetallurgists
  6. nonmetals
  7. nonmetameric
  8. nonmetamorphic
  9. nonmetaphoric
  10. nonmetaphorical
  11. nonmetaphoricity

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